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Homelessness / Housing Support Officer

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United Kingdom , Wigston Magna

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Salary:

12.21 GBP / Hour

Job Description:

To provide high-quality housing management and housing-related support to individuals experiencing homelessness. The role focuses on ensuring accommodation is safe, secure, and well-maintained, while supporting clients to sustain their tenancy and progress towards independent living.

Job Responsibility:

  • Carry out regular health and safety checks of individual rooms and properties
  • Ensure accommodation provides a safe, secure, and well-maintained living environment
  • Identify, report, and follow up on repairs, hazards, and safeguarding concerns promptly
  • Sign up new clients into accommodation, clearly explaining their rights and responsibilities
  • Complete full client inductions
  • Act as the first point of contact for accommodation-related matters
  • Deliver housing-related support to help clients sustain their accommodation
  • Work collaboratively with clients to develop and progress individual support/action plans
  • Support clients to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes
  • Remain alert to the health, mental health, and wellbeing needs of clients
  • Manage challenging behaviour, conflict, and difficult situations
  • Respond appropriately to incidents, safeguarding concerns, and crisis situations

Requirements:

  • Ability to manage challenging behaviour and conflict effectively
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Organised, proactive, and able to work independently
  • Compassionate, resilient, and client-focused approach
  • Understanding of homelessness, housing support, and tenancy sustainment (desirable)

Nice to have:

Understanding of homelessness, housing support, and tenancy sustainment

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Job Posted:
January 06, 2026

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