Our client, based in Bedfordshire, is currently recruiting for 2x Supported Housing Officers on a 6-week temporary to permanent contract. One contract is to cover a patch based in Northampton, and the other is to cover a patch based in Bedford and Wellingborough. The position is due to start on Tuesday, 12^th July on a full-time basis.

• £21.00 per hour via an Umbrella Company
• Car – Essential
• Enhanced DBS, within the last three years (including the Adults Barred List) - Essential
• The role will require you to work flexibly between home, patch and office with no set days

The ideal candidate will have experience working within social housing and have their own vehicle with a full UK Driving License.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Responsible for providing a generic housing management service to low level ex-offenders with complex needs including substance misuse and mental health
• Northampton Patch: Managing five properties in the area with a caseload of 20
• Bedford/Wellingborough Patch: Managing five properties in Bedford with 20 residents, and managing one property in Wellingborough with 4 residents
• Carrying out health and safety checks and dealt with sign ups
• Completing key working sessions alongside residents on a regular basis
• Enabling welfare benefit access, assisting with form filling, and responding to tenants’ complaints
• Dealing with rent recovery for current and former tenant arrears for c. 50 accounts
• Taking and evidencing reports of ASB, including taking witness statements and organising mediation
• Liaising with key stakeholders including police, environmental health, local authorities and support agencies
• Carrying out new tenant visits, mutual exchanges and termination of tenancies
• Conducting risk assessments and support plans tailored to the individual need of the service users
• Assisting tenants in the move on process to permanent accommodation, conducting interviews and writing reports

Working hours:

• 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
• The role will require you to work flexibly between home, patch and office with no set days

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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