Housing Options Officer - Relief

A local authority is seeking an experienced Interim Housing Options Relief Officer to join their team on a contract basis for an initial 3 months, with strong potential to extend.

This role is ideal for an officer confident managing a relief and main duty caseload, with a strong focus on progressing cases efficiently through to duty discharge. You'll be part of a duty rota and expected to carry out face‑to‑face assessments, offering a varied and hands‑on role within the service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a Relief and Main Duty caseload, progressing cases through to discharge of duty
• Carrying out face‑to‑face homelessness assessments and participating in a duty rota
• Completing Relief duty work, including suitability assessments and temporary accommodation offers
• Issuing statutory decisions, including Section 184 notifications
• Making and managing TA offers and assessing suitability

What you'll need:

• Recent experience handling Relief and Main Duty casework within a local authority
• Ideally previous experience using Locata
• Ability to attend the office 1 day per week (up to 2 days maximum, as required)

If you're interested, please send your CV to iliana@park-avenue.co.uk along with your availability for a call to discuss further.