Housing Solutions Worker

Housing Solutions Worker (Domestic Abuse Specialist)Role: Domestic Abuse Housing Support WorkerBased: BirminghamRate of Pay: £14-£18 (dependent on pay status)Duration: Temp On Going ( Possibility of an FTE)Hours: 35 hours/ Monday to Friday 9am to 5pmHybrid: 4 days in the office and 1 from homeSupporting Futures are recruiting on behalf of an inspirational national charity who have over 50 years experience supporting people to rebuild their lives and empowering positive change.They are looking for a Housing Solutions Worker (Domestic Abuse) to provide drop in housing advice and crisis management support to victims of domestic abuse. The service plays a key role in supporting the Council to meet its homelessness prevention and relief duties in accordance with the Housing Act 1996 as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017Synopsis of duties:Carrying out housing need assessments and identifying housing and support needs and assessing the council s duty to houseFocusing on homeless prevention work and use a range of prevention tools to maximise opportunities to prevent and relieve homelessnessManaging a caseload of survivors/families affected by domestic abuse, supporting them to find housing appropriate to their needs and support to access to statutory and other community services as necessarySupporting service users who attend drop-in sessionsUndertaking initial inquiries into a person s eligibility and homelessness/threatened with homelessness status and making ..... full job details .....