Client Local Authority in WandsworthJob Title Deputy Manager: Homelessness Prevention and SolutionsPay Rate 23.14 an hour PAYEHours 36 Hours a week (Mon-Fri)Duration Initial 3 Month ContractLocationReed House,Dormay Street,Wimbledon,SW128PW.Office based role, need to be available up to 5 days per week.DescriptionJob PurposeTo assist and support the Prevention and Solutions Manager in the overall provision, management, development and support of a housing options and homelessness prevention service. To manage a team of officers delivering the Council''s duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, responsible for developing creative and innovative solutions to prevent homelessness and meet departmental targets.Specific Duties and ResponsibilitiesAt the direction of the team manager, to ensure that a proactive and preventative approach is taken in relation to those who present themselves as homeless to either of the boroughs, responding to emergency/crisis situations concerning individual clients and take appropriate action.To ensure that officers manage their homelessness prevention and assessment casework, maximising customer contact during the Homelessness Prevention duty period to prevent homelessness and avoid the need for temporary accommodation wherever possible. To ensure that services are delivered in an empathetic way, establishing a rapport with clients to ensure a joint focus on the prevention and/or relief of the risk of homeless.To use management systems to ..... full job details .....