Housing Options Debt Officer

Housing Options provide assistance, and the Council's corporate duty to help clients who are homeless or under threat of becoming homeless. The service provides assistance to often vulnerable people when they are at greatest need.

Housing Options Debt Officer will be responsible for completing homeless assessments for those people who present to the service as secure contract holders or owner occupiers with arrears as the primary risk of homelessness. As a result of this, the post holder will be expected to carry their own case load.

The Housing Options Debt Officer will be expected to attend court hearings with clients where necessary.

The Post holder will have experience in working in a debt management capacity to be able to advise clients as appropriately as possible.

Due to the nature of the role, the post holder will be required to prioritise tasks and have excellent time management skills in order to manage a case load effectively.

The Post holder will be required to have an awareness of the legislation that governs homeless assessments and the ability to understand how this is applied in practice.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

This post is temporary until 31st March 2027.

Job Category Housing

Department Housing & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary