Housing Officer (Specialist Supported Housing)

Housing Officer (Specialised Supported Housing) The Opportunity: We are seeking a resilient, customer-focused Housing Officer for an ongoing interim assignment covering a defined region in North London. In this field-based role, you will report directly to the Head of Housing and provide expert, person-centred housing support to individuals living within Specialised Supported Housing. Your primary focus will be assisting vulnerable tenants to maintain their tenancies and achieve independent living aspirations. You will take full responsibility for regional tenancy management, lettings, and vital Housing Benefit sign-ups, working closely with on-site care teams and external agencies to deliver a highly sympathetic and professional service. Key Duties: Deliver a full regional tenancy management service, addressing complaints, resolving anti-social behaviour (ASB), and providing expert housing advice to scheme staff and tenants. Manage the complete lettings cycle, ensuring all allocations comply with policy and legislation, processing terminations, and preparing tenancy agreements and information packs. Coordinate the sign-up of new tenants, overseeing the complete submission, tracking, and backdate requests for Housing Benefit and council tax forms. Conduct proactive scheme visits at least annually to monitor individual tenant wellbeing, care needs, and risk assessments in collaboration with on-site care teams. Drive a customer-focused approach to meet performance targets, ..... full job details .....