Prevention Manager

A great opportunity has arisen for a Prevention Manager to join a Local Authority in West Sussex. This is a temporary position paying £43.00 per hour. What you will be doing: Managing and leading a team delivering the Council''s statutory Housing Advice and Homelessness Prevention functions Ensuring all statutory duties are carried out in compliance with current legal and corporate requirements Developing and reviewing local procedures, providing guidance to the team on complex and difficult cases Supporting the Housing Options Manager and Legal Services team with Judicial Reviews and s.204 appeals Relieving homelessness through innovative, cost effective prevention solutions Responding to Duty to Refer referrals and working with Housing Association landlords on Commitment to Refer Representing the team at MAPPA and MARAC, and building relationships with Social Services, Health, Turning Tides, Probation and the Police Monitoring team performance and casework levels, and delivering appraisals and training for staff What you will need: Strong working knowledge of homelessness legislation, case law and housing options Experience managing or leading a team within a statutory housing or homelessness setting Up to date knowledge of welfare benefits and how changes affect clients and the Council Confidence handling complex, sensitive cases including safeguarding and multi agency work A proactive, solutions focused approach to homelessness prevention If this job is not quite ..... full job details .....