Marks Consulting Partners
A great opportunity has arisen for a Prevention Manager to join a Local Authority in West Sussex.
This is a temporary position paying £43.00 per hour.
What you will be doing:
- Managing and leading a team delivering the Council's statutory Housing Advice and Homelessness Prevention functions
- Ensuring all statutory duties are carried out in compliance with current legal and corporate requirements
- Developing and reviewing local procedures, providing guidance to the team on complex and difficult cases
- Supporting the Housing Options Manager and Legal Services team with Judicial Reviews and s.204 appeals
- Relieving homelessness through innovative, cost effective prevention solutions
- Responding to Duty to Refer referrals and working with Housing Association landlords on Commitment to Refer
- Representing the team at MAPPA and MARAC, and building relationships with Social Services, Health, Turning Tides, Probation and the Police
- Monitoring team performance and casework levels, and delivering appraisals and training for staff
What you will need:
- Strong working knowledge of homelessness legislation, case law and housing options
- Experience managing or leading a team within a statutory housing or homelessness setting
- Up to date knowledge of welfare benefits and how changes affect clients and the Council
- Confidence handling complex, sensitive cases including safeguarding and multi agency work
- A proactive, solutions focused approach to homelessness prevention
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations.
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