Job description: Role: Senior Housing Options Caseworker
Location: Enfield
Contract: Temporary 3 Months +
Hours: Full Time

A Local Authority in North London are looking to recruit multiple Senior Housing Options Caseworkers initially for a period of ~ 3 months.

The Housing Options Caseworker will be responsible for;

- Making section 184 decisions under Housing Act 1996 Part VI & VII as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
- Carrying out enquiries to determine what duties are owed to applicants.

- Writing decision letters ceasing duty towards applicants for rent arrears, anti-social behaviour or abandonment under s.193(6)

- Creating personal housing plans with individual clients to assist them in resolving their homelessness under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

- Issuing notification letters explaining what duties are owed to applicants

- Providing assistance to caseworkers in conducting enquiries and quality checking decisions issued.

You MUST have prior experience working as a caseworker in a Housing Options Service, particularly knowledge of Part VI & VII of the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

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