Homelessness Prevention officer

at  Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION OFFICER

Job description
Contract Type: 1 x Permanent
Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week
Location of post: Neath Civic Centre/Hybrid working (and with a requirement to work out of other locations as required)
We are currently looking for a Homelessness Prevention Officer to join our team.
The post holder will be required to work with all local RSL’s and private sector landlords to identify tenants that may be at risk of homelessness, particularly due to rent arrears.
There will be a requirement to work with the tenants to prevent homelessness by assessing their financial situation and identify ways of ensuring tenancy sustainment such as benefit maximisation, along with signposting to relevant support agencies where any support needs are identified.
Please note you must possess minimum qualifications of 4 GCSE’s Grade A-C or equivalent.
If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Vicky Williams on
Phone: 01639 685219 or
Email: [email protected]
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with adult and child barred list.
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.
The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.
Welsh Language skills are not required.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.
At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.
We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.
We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.

Please refer the Job description for details