Housing Options Officer
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Somerset, Somerset, TA1 4DY |
| Company: | Daniel Owen Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 21052025_1747821472 |
Summary
Housing Options Officer
South West England, Somerset
Temporary Position
Monday - Friday
08:00 - 17:00 - Hybrid option
£22 per hour
Social Housing Experience Needed
Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a well-known company based in the South West England, Somerset area who are looking for a highly skilled Housing Options Officer to join their team.
They are looking for an experienced Housing Options Officer.
Skills Required:
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Ability to deal inventively and sensitively with a wide range and spectrum of people in greatly varying circumstances.
- Ability to establish and manage realistic applicant expectations.
- Ability to manage a diverse caseload effectively where detailed and complex investigations are required, working with precision and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain accurate detailed and timely case notes and other evidence-based records.
- Good organisational and administrative skills.
- Knowledge of the Homelessness legislation. (Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002, Suitability Order 2012, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017)
- Knowledge of the Landlord and tenant law.
- Knowledge of Options available to somebody that is homeless or at risk of homelessness.
- Knowledge of Data Protection.
- Negotiating skills
- Equality and diversity issues and an understanding of the relevance to a housing advice service
- Experience of working within a Housing Options team
- Experience of working in a housing association, local authority housing department or similar organisation.
- Experience of dealing with the public and in particular vulnerable applicants