Housing Advisor

Elevate projects are working in partnership with a valued client to appoint a Housing Advisor to join there Housing options and Homelessness team. A great opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team and working environment, this includes good training and personal development opportunities, offering flexible working from home and in council offices.

Key responsibilities:

• Face to face working with customers.
• Day drop in for homeless, and offering telephone advice.
• Providing direct one-one advice
• Attend professional meetings
• Visit supported housing applicants
• Supporting applicants to work in partnership with multiple agencies
• Create personal housing plans for each applicant based on assessment.

Experience's and key skills required:

• A good understanding of homelessness legislation, including the homeless reduction act.
• A wider knowledge of social housing, welfare reform and local government.
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to manage complex and varied work load, in occasional demanding times.
• Great communication with applicant, landlords and professionals
• Ability to motivate applicants to take active steps to prevent their own homelessness or find alternative accommodation.