Homelessness Officer

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for a Homeless Officer to join Wakefield Council’s Housing Needs Service on an initial 6-month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The Role: The post is to work within the Service Wide Duty Team of the Housing Needs Service, dealing with new inquiries and approaches for homeless assistance both by telephone, and in person at the services office. The postholder will undertake homeless assessments, inquiry work and associated functions to enable the Council to meet its statutory responsibilities. The postholder will provide homeless prevention and housing options advice. Requirements: * Previous experience of completing homelessness assessments, ideally within a Local Authority setting * Experience of providing homelessness advice and support * Excellent customer service experience Location – Wakefield, WF1 (NO HYBRID WORKING) Please send me a copy of your up to date CV as soon as possible if this role would be of interest