Full Time Housing Workers

Housing Assistant (Homelessness Prevention & Housing Options Team (HP&HOT)
The City of Edinburgh Council's Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options Team is at the frontline for tackling and preventing homelessness in Edinburgh. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time HP&HOT Housing Assistant to support Homeless Housing Officers with the prevention and statutory duty requirements to households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness in Edinburgh.
North West Office - 8 West Pilton Gardens, Edinburgh
~ North East Office - 101 Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh
~ South East Office - 40 Captains Road, Edinburgh
~ South West Office - 10 Westside Plaza, Edinburgh
~ Working from home

The HP&HOT Housing Assistant will work in a statutory service supporting Housing Officers to provide advice and support to customers to prevent and resolve homelessness by helping them remain in their home or where this is not possible secure a home.
They will provide assistance with ongoing management of cases, ensuring that homeless applicants are accessing appropriate support, considering their full housing options and bidding appropriately to enable them to secure permanent accommodation.
This will enable Housing Officers to focus on the provision of high quality and person-centred case work to assist households to resolve their homelessness.
The HP&HOT Housing Assistant will fulfil the Council's duties by working to legislative and good practice requirements and in collaboration with many other statutory services and partner organisations.
Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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