Homelessness Prevention Adviser

Job Description

Salary: £40,911

Grade: Level 3 Zone 2

Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG

Contract Type: Permanent x8

Hours: Full Time (36 hours)

Closing Date: Sunday 30th March 2025; 23:55

About Camden

Camden is committed to making the borough a great place to live, work, and visit. We work with our communities to ensure that everyone has access to opportunities and that no one is left behind. Housing Services is focused on preventing homelessness and providing safe, secure, and sustainable housing to improve the quality of life for all residents.

What You'll Be Doing

We have a big vision for Housing Services where we will work deep within our neighbourhoods and communities to improve our services with people who use and rely on them. We are looking for a Homeless Prevention Adviser who's proactive and passionate about housing equality.

As a homelessness prevention adviser, you will play a crucial role in preventing homelessness by providing a high-quality casework and assessment service; completing timely and accurate assessments in accordance with relevant legislation.

You will provide proactive, strengths-based casework and joint working, ensuring personalised housing plans are actioned for households to move seamlessly and successfully, at the most appropriate time, to an affordable home suitable for their needs that is sustainable.

Visits will be necessary, as required, to see applicants at home or in other community locations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

All About You

We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic about our ambition to make Camden the best place to live and work. Above all, you will be passionate about ensuring that services are delivered in a relational way, with the best outcomes for residents at its heart.

You'll bring an enthusiasm to support some of the most vulnerable households in the borough; ideally with knowledge of homelessness legislation. You will have experience working in partnership with other agencies to achieve positive outcomes for residents. You also understand data protection legislation with a high level of ICT literacy.

How To Apply

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the 'Why you?' section of the application, you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the "About You" section.

What We Offer

At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work-life balance is extremely important, so we also offer family leave, loan schemes, and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remain at the heart of everything we do.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people, or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on , at or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.