Job overview

Supported Housing & Welfare Rights Officer - Creative Support - Stockport, Greater Manchester

Supported Housing & Welfare Rights Officer with Creative Support in Stockport, Greater Manchester is a people-focused role involving work to recruit a highly motivated Supported Housing and Welfare Rights Officer to join Housing and Welfare Rights Team based in Stockport.

Responsibilities: The advert points to maintain a tenancy within the community, all clients supported by Creative Support offering support and guidance to clients, staff and partner agencies on matters relating to tenancies, housing law, welfare benefits advice and budgeting, resolve cases and support our tenants to maintain their tenancies, and be self-motivated with a keen interest in rules and regulations and how we can use this knowledge to better achieve positive outcomes for our tenants and maximise Creative Support’s income from its housing stock, with emphasis on safe, respectful support.

Requirements: Suitable applicants may bring be friendly, approachable and confident and able to communicate clearly with clients, staff and other partner agencies, ideally have some knowledge of the current Housing Benefit system, alongside a relevant qualification, If do not possess this, must be willing towards a housing qualification during your role, and need to be self-motivated with a keen interest in rules and regulations and how can use this knowledge to better achieve positive outcomes for tenants and maximise Creative Support’s income from its housing stock.

Employment details: be responsible for a caseload of tenants residing in supported accommodation, managing all tenancy related tasks including sign ups, Housing Benefit claims, arrears management, tenancy enforcement action and voids monitoring and ideally have some knowledge of the current Housing Benefit system, alongside a relevant qualification.

Application:

Skills or experience needed

Supported Housing & Welfare Rights Officer

Salary and benefits

31,000 per annum

Location details

Stockport, Greater Manchester, Stockport.

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