Details:
- Salary: £15 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Blackburn Lancashire
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
We are recruiting for a Tenancy Support Officer to join a leading housing provider on a temp basis covering a patch across Lancashire/Yorkshire.
This is for a minimum of 2 months, full time, Monday to Friday, and you will need a driving licence, own vehicle and business cover.
As this role is working with vulnerable individuals, a Basic DBS is required.
Your new role
You'll provide early‑intervention support to customers from pre‑tenancy through to sustainment.
You'll carry out risk plans, property viewings, face‑to‑face tenancy sign‑ups and regular post‑tenancy visits.
You'll help customers settle into their home by supporting benefit applications, low‑level debt advice, sourcing furniture, setting up utilities and making referrals.
You'll act as a key point of contact for internal referrals, assessing needs, producing support plans and working closely with statutory and voluntary agencies. You'll manage safeguarding referrals, triage concerns, and support complex cases including hoarding, domestic abuse and mental health.
You'll also contribute to repairs access, income collection, H&S compliance and represent the organisation at relevant meetings.
What you'll need to succeed
Experience delivering tenancy support within housing or a similar environment
Knowledge of safeguarding, information sharing and confidentiality
Understanding of housing legislation and tenancy management best practice
Ability to plan, organise and work flexibly with changing priorities
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Basic DBSWhat you'll get in return
Weekly pay
Strong team support and training
Opportunity to work with a sector‑leading landlord
What you need to do now
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