Homeless and Immigration Coordinator

Posted 14 May 2018
Salary £15 - £17 per hour
LocationNorth London
Job type Contract
Discipline Housing
ReferenceHousing33_1526286374
Contact NameBronte Boland

Job description

Homeless and Immigration Coordinator

Remedy Recruitment are currently working with a Local Authority in North London and are currently seeking an experienced Homeless and Immigration Coordinator.

** Salary- £17 PH **

** Start- ASAP**

DUTIES

  1. Lead and coordinate a range of homeless immigration activities and issues including service eligibility assessments, financial assessments and subsistence payments, welfare and support checks and visits, procurement of suitable, affordable accommodation, support to find work, income maximisation, and community integration

  1. Build strong working relationships and establish robust and comprehensive organisational networks both internally and externally that will ensure maximum effectiveness in the role

  1. Be the first point of contact for service enquiries working closely with Children's Service, the Home Office and regional networks to support those in genuine need and tackle fraud.
  2. Ensure robust decision making regarding assessments and the suitability of accommodation to reduce the incidence of legal threats and challenges

  1. Ensure robust performance and financial management frameworks are developed and implemented across services with outcomes reported regularly to Senior Managers

  1. Proactively coach, develop and quality assure the work of others on how best to deliver quality services , standards and performance indicators, driving a step change in team productivity.

  1. Deal professionally and effectively with all contacts from a wide range of people, including senior management where appropriate, using tact and discretion, assessing needs and re-directing enquiries, where appropriate.

  1. Deal with escalations from officers from across the Council to ensure any issues are resolved and requests are completed in a timely manner and guide the resolution of issues being undertaken by

  1. Continuously develop and maintain up to date technical knowledge to ensure core IT requirements are met and opportunities to increase automation within the function are identified

If you are the successful candidate for the role, please call Bronte at Remedy on 0208 418 7677.