Details:
- Salary: £30 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Lindfield West Sussex
- Date: 4 days ago
Description:
Relief Duty Officer
Marks Consulting Partners are currently recruiting for a Relief Duty Officer to work with one of our local authority clients in Sussex.
This is a temporary position paying £30 per hour.
What you will be doing:
* Seeking to prevent homelessness arising wherever possible by working with people at risk, ensuring timely advice and assistance
* Discharging the council's statutory duties and responsibilities for homeless persons in accordance with the provisions set out in the 1996 Housing Act
* Fully investigating formal homelessness applications
* Making complex legal decisions regarding the council's duties to applicants
What you will need:
* A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Housing Options Officer
* Previous experience of Home Connections/HOPE
* A strong working knowledge of homelessness law and policy
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in contract and permanent recruitment of technical property, regeneration and development, housing services and HR staff to the public sector including housing associations, local authorities and related private sector organisations. We do not advertise all our vacancies so please give us a call and register with us to be notified of all suitable roles