Senior Housing Practitioner (Hybrid)

Senior Housing Practitioner (Hybrid) needed in Bournemouth, £12.85ph PAYE – Reference: 5262560 

HYBRID – at least one day a week in the office

To provide comprehensive technical advice and support for people with a range of sometime complex and multiple housing support needs, particularly where these require a multi agency partnership approach. To ensure the housing needs of individuals are assessed and met by providing professional and specialist advice / expertise.

• To provide specialist knowledge, expertise and advice to the Housing Options Team on a wide range of housing practices, reviews and processes through the effective coordination of customer
• To manage a team of Housing Options staff delivering statutory and non-statutory homelessness services.
• To provide support to the team in making complex decisions and using professional judgement in accordance with relevant legislation.
• To work in a multi-agency setting, building effective relationships and developing interventions with a range of partners on complex and often contentious casework situations in the pursuit of prevention of homelessness
• To be the lead practitioner and representative for the service in a range of multi-disciplinary settings.
• To comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the client and any relevant statutory requirements, including the Equality Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act and Data Protection Act.

This is full time hours on a temporary contract basis  

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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