Housing Options Officer - ERN

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The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive housing options service to prevent homelessness. Including signposting and referring clients to other services such as social work, money advice and rights team, substance misuse team, etc. They will also be responsible for taking homeless presentations and allocate Council properties in line with our Choice Based Letting policy.

* Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References - during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.

Please contact hrdi with any questions.