Legal Support Officer (Housing)

Legal Support Officer (Housing) Widnes (Hybrid Working with Travel) £38,660 per annum Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week (Monday Friday) Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for a confident, knowledgeable housing professional to join us as an experienced and proactive Legal Support Officer. The successful candidate will work across our organisation, providing expert support on a wide range of tenancy and legal matters. This is an opportunity to apply your legal knowledge in a role that directly supports customers and communities. The role will require flexibility to meet the demands of the service, including attending court, supporting eviction processes, serving notices, and ensuring that all legal requirements and support are provided on a day-to-day basis. Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to attend court and travel where necessary to lead cases and take full ownership. What You ll Do: Attend evictions and support the lawful enforcement of tenancy possession orders Manage legal action across all debt recovery cases, including possession claims, money judgements and stay applications Assess the suitability of legal action, arrange and conduct customer interviews, and prepare, attend and present cases in court Initiate legal proceedings for access in compliance cases, liaise with customers to arrange access, and represent cases in court Take the lead on applying policies and procedures relating to tenancy breaches, providing ..... full job details .....