Please note this is not a West Sussex County Council post, it is being advertised on behalf of Arun District Council Assistant Housing Options Officer 33 hours per week (fixed term contract until 31st March 2017) Scale 5 - 20,456 to 22,434 per annum - pro rata The post is also available as a secondment opportunity for internal applicants, with the agreement of the current manager. INTERVIEWS: 17th August 2016

Please note this is not a West Sussex County Council post, it is being advertised on behalf of Arun District Council The Housing Options team is a busy front-line service aiming to prevent homelessness by delivering timely housing advice to clients, liaising and negotiating with landlords and other agencies. The Assistant Housing Options Officer supports the Housing Options Officers to prevent homelessness and provide housing advice to clients and to landlords, both by phone and in person at the Civic Centre. The role also involves booking emergency guest house accommodation, dealing with payment of invoices, ensuring Housing Benefit claims are processed for clients in B&B and recording & generating statistical information. The role includes participation in the emergency out-of-hours phone advice service. The applicants should be able to deal with demanding situations in a professional manner, paying attention to detail and prioritising workloads. Experience of working in a housing environment would be an advantage. For an informal chat about this post please contact Jayne Knight, Senior Housing Options Officer. Further information and an application form can be obtained from our website or sent by post by contacting the 24 hour recruitment line. CLOSING DATE: 9am on Monday 25th July 2016