Housing Needs Officer Do you have experience as a Housing Needs Officer who can give constructive housing advice and provide homelessness services? The London Borough of Slough are offering a Housing Needs Officer role to an individual who can tackle housing needs and prevent homelessness in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures. Being enthusiastic, focussed and able to deliver high quality services is required within the role. Deliver a comprehensive, customer focussed and high-quality housing needs service, liaising with other sections, departments and agencies internally and externally in relation to housing or homelessness issues on behalf of home seekersWorking proactively using initiative and knowledge to apply appropriate options to tackle housing need ensuring that the council''s resourcesProvide good quality advice to all, including, public, tenants, licensees, landlords etc, regarding their legal rights and available options related to their housing using a holistic approach.Identify and respond proactively to every customer who may be at risk of homelessness and find the most effective means to prevent and tackle homelessness, fulfilling the Council''s duties under housing, homelessness, and any other relevant legislation.Identify and provide positive, effective and often complex legal and housing advice, and information to home seekers about their rights and options, in compliance with the Landlords and Tenants Act, Protection from ..... full job details .....