Part Time: Tenancy Sustainment Officer - Remote & Surrey

Part Time: Tenancy Sustainment Officer - Remote and Surrey

Our social care client needs a Part Time Tenancy Sustainment Officer to provide housing related support to vulnerable ex homeless clients, to ensure they maintain their tenancy and get them ready for an independent lifestyle.

This a hybrid position, where you would be required in London and Surrey once a week.

Responsibilities:

· To be responsible and accountable for delivering high quality support services for previously homeless people moving off the streets and vulnerably housed people in line with policies and procedures.

· Work with allocated clients to assess their needs, and to secure appropriate accommodation.

· Assist allocated clients to identify and work towards individual goals consistent with sustaining a tenancy in supported housing or privately rented accommodation.

· Ensure that allocated clients have access to specialist services as required, utilizing both internal and external resources.

· To be responsible and accountable for providing advice, support, motivation, crisis intervention and future planning, appropriate to the expressed needs of service users with the aim of ensuring that every client goes on the live independently.

· Undertake assessments and casework with clients seeking support or resettlement, ensuring an integrated approach to the support provision.

Experience Required:

· Experience of working within the homelessness or social care sector.

· Knowledge of GDPR and data management.

· An understanding of and commitment to confidentiality and professional boundaries.

· The ability to work with clients who may display challenging behaviours.

· Solid IT skills with the ability to record and sound accurate records in a timely fashion.

· Ability to write concise reports, client notes and external letters to a high standard of efficiency.

· Experience of conducting client assessments and interviews.

· Effective time and workload management.

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