Prevention & Assessment Officer
Location
Liverpool | United Kingdom
Job description
This is a Liverpool City Council opportunity
About the Role
Liverpool City Council is looking to recruit a permanent Prevention and Assessment for its Housing Options Service within Neighbourhoods and Housing. Our Housing Options Service works with people in housing need and those who are potentially homeless to identify their housing and support needs. We work proactively with Council colleagues and external partners in order to provide tailored advice and assistance in order to achieve appropriate solutions for service users.
The main duties of the role are:
Prevention of homelessness using a range of measures available
Homeless assessments when prevention is not possible
Supporting clients into permanent, settled accommodation
Participation in duty rota system
Contributing to high quality service delivery and continually improving performance standards
The Service has an ongoing transformation programme in order to meet the requirements of the Homelessness Reduction Act.
We are therefore seeking enthusiastic individuals and team players to make a difference to the Service. There is opportunity to use and develop your skills within a fast-paced, progressive Service with a can do approach to delivery.
This is also an excellent opportunity to progress your career working for a large local authority.
If you would like more details about the role, please contact Michelle Harrison on 07394 413440 or via email
[email protected].
Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
We advise you save the job description and person specification on your own device (e.g. laptop, tablet, mobile), as once the closing date has passed they will not be accessible.
Applicants to apply online, the reference for this opportunity is LCC04219.
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Salary
£28.77k - £33.02k per annum