Housing Adviser
Job description
As a housing adviser with Housing Rights, you will help us work toward our vision of everyone having a home. You will do this by providing specialist advice, advocacy and representation on the core areas of: homelessness, housing debt, housing issues .
Responsibilities
- The provision of specialist advice, advocacy and representation on the core areas of homelessness, housing debt and housing issues.
- The provision of support to agencies through specialist training and information.
- Furthering the mission and aims of Housing Rights
- See recruitment pack
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C (or equivalent), to include English Language and Mathematics.
- Evidence of relevant qualification in relevant discipline e.g. Housing / law / advice
- At least 12 months full time (or equivalent part time) experience gained in providing telephone, written and face-to-face housing/debt advice to the public in a social welfare context.
- At least 12 months full time (or equivalent part time) experience providing advocacy and representation, in the context of handling a challenging caseload, ie beyond advice only/signposting/referrals.
- Demonstrated ability to see cases through to completion in accordance with organisational objectives.
- Demonstrated experience of achieving positive outcomes via legal/social security benefits/housing casework.
- Skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Teams, Outlook, Word).
Further Information
£29,258 - £29,859 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- Vacancy ID
- 1652151
- Job ref.
- HA0424
- Job Sector
- Housing and Property Management
- Area
- Belfast
- Location
- Belfast
- Salary
- See further information
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Weekly hours
- 37
- Published date
- 19/04/2024
- Closing date
- 07/05/2024
- Worktime
- work pattern to be confirmed
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