Housing Coordinator - Full Time

Housing Coordinator

Salary S01 - £30,585 - £31,557

Full Time x 3 posts

Contract type: Permanent

Ending Homelessness in Enfield

We are transforming our homelessness service to improve homelessness prevention, reduce temporary accommodation and end street homelessness.

Our new Housing Advisory Service will deliver sustainable housing outcomes for Enfield residents through a range of new services, including data-driven early intervention, community outreach, specialist practice teams and a street homelessness service.

We are seeking proactive, outcome focused people to join our new Relief & Move-On Team. The Relief & Move-On Team provides housing options and homelessness casework to households threatened with homelessness or living in temporary accommodation.

Housing Coordinator

We are recruiting three Housing Coordinators to join our Relief & Move-On Team.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about good customer service and take pride in delivering an excellent service. They must have the ability to communicate with residents and partners, develop effective partnerships, embrace change and develop professionally.

You must be able to demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of Homelessness legislation and case law coupled with hands-on experience of prevention and relieving homelessness, including the ability to make Section 184 decisions.

You should also have knowledge of welfare and housing policy and law as well as safeguarding. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

You should be ambitious, proactive, collaborative, highly motivated and ready for a new challenge.

How to apply:

This role requires that you upload 2 documents - in the "Document upload" section of the online application form.

1. A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.

2. Full work history document completed since leaving full time education, as this is a safeguarding role and requires you to work with Children and/or vulnerable adults.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Closing date: 11:59pm on the 2nd August 2021

Interviews : TBC

For an information discussion about this role please can you call Heather Teeling on 0208 132 0009.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Farida Uddin on 0208 132 1027 or email farida.uddin@enfield.gov.uk

The advertised salary is for full time work. The positions offered are part time. This role is 18 hours per week for 52 weeks per year and the salary will be adjusted proportionately

"This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.