Housing Support Worker , Maidstone, 37 hours a week

Housing Support Worker
Maidstone
37 Hours a week
£10.95 per hour


Ensure Temporary Accommodation clients, those who are referred by the Temporary Accommodation Team are visited and appropriate welfare advice is given.

Ensure any issues with the property are raised with the landlord and had it resolved or passed this to the TA Team Senior/Team Leader

Ensure visits are carried out and support and advise given to those clients who find difficult to move on from temporary to permanent accommodation.

Advice given to prepare for move onto more temporary or permanent with preparations for furniture, RIA etc.

Following visits to clients in Temporary Accommodation do appropriate referral to agencies (if required), liaise, coordinate with different teams within and external to help move on the clients in TA.

Ensure list of client's visits are recorded on a spreadsheet with date of visit and outcomes. List of failed visits to be provided to the TA Senior/Team Leader

Refer clients to complete appropriate forms i.e, HB, Homechoice, DHP, Universal Credit.

Email officers to share who is being visited. Prior checks have to be done before visits take place. Outlook to be updated with details of the visits and where officer is.

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