Homeless Housing Officer, North London / Hertfordshire

Homeless Housing Officer, North London / Hertfordshire
Pay rate £27.91 per hour
Contract role, Local Authority Housing

Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Homeless Housing Officer in the North London / Hertfordshire area.

The Initial Assessment Team Service was established to help applicants who are threatened with homelessness or homeless to sustain their present accommodation or move into suitable private rented accommodation.
The Front Door Team Service will also work collaboratively with partners to improve resilience and housing sustainment, under Enfield’s Early Help strategy.
The Initial Assessment Team will provide expert advice, work closely and collaboratively with partners to prevent, or delay homelessness wherever possible, to stop people ending up in our temporary accommodation or on the streets. The Homeless Housing Coordinator will sit within the Initial Assessment Team , working closely within the service area to prevent homelessness.
You must have expert knowledge of carrying out home visits, welfare benefits, homelessness reduction act, housing and homelessness policy and case law, legislation and practice, Courts, possession orders & evictions as well as specialist knowledge on homelessness decision making. You should also have knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.

You will need to have experience in a similar role.
Please get in touch for more information.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to

• An easy registration process (all done online)

• Referral schemes and incentives

• Ongoing compliance managed for you

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Graham Leatham on or email for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.