Job Description

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change.

About the role:

As the Private Rented Sector Access & Resettlement Officer, you will be responsible for helping in the development of new housing pathways for our services, increasing the volume of properties being made available to our services clients, as well as tenancy sustainment and signposting clients to ongoing support.

In your role, you will also undertake assessments as to the suitability of our clients to access private rented accommodation and a range of activities to help them resettle into PRS, which will include practical elements of independent living such as; paying rent, setting up and managing utilities, liaising with landlords and other agencies. Additionally, you will support relevant Service/Project Managers, in providing guidance and advice to Caseworkers, Support Workers and/or Project Workers on relevant housing and welfare legislation.

About you:

To succeed, we are seeking someone who has:

• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with landlords and lettings agents in the private rented sector and/or other types of housing provider.
• An up to date working knowledge of welfare benefits and reform and its relation housing as well as a good understanding of tenure law. An ability to advise others as and when needed.
• Ability to work in close partnership with external agencies and effectively liaise with a range of service providers or agencies in order to establish or improve services for clients /people.
• Ability to be self-motivating and manage time effectively, prioritising different areas of work according to need.

In return, you will receive a comprehensive induction into the organisation and continuous support and development, within your role. There will also be opportunity for you to work from home, for some days in the week.

Closing date: 27th September 2023 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 5th October 2023 via Microsoft Teams

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six month\'s probationary period
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am \xe2\x80\x93 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.

Single Homeless Project