AddressDirectorate - Adult Care, Housing & Public Health
37 hours per week, Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Homelessness Prevention and Resettlement Officer, to join the Housing Solutions Team based at Riverside House in Rotherham.
Are you looking for a rewarding role where every day brings a new challenge? Do you have good negotiation & interpersonal skills with a “can do” attitude? Do you want a job where you can make a real difference to people lives? Then we would love to hear from you!
About the role
As part of the Housing Solutions Team, you will:
Prevent people becoming homeless by enabling them to stay where they are
Help find people somewhere to go when they are homeless
Provide advice on housing and related matters
Engage our customers in assessments to understand their strengths, talents, ambitions and to identify areas they may require additional support to get or maintain housing.
Hold a caseload and work with outside partner agencies so that local residents receive support.
Provide an effective, professional homelessness service on behalf of the Council.
This is an exciting time within the homelessness sector as we continue to create positive change and improve wellbeing under the Homelessness Reduction Act. As our Prevention and Resettlement Officer, you will have a vital role in helping us shape our service provided under this legislation to the benefit of our customers.
What we’re looking for:
A positive team player with a collaborative approach to work
Commitment to deliver a quality housing options service
Creativity in finding timely housing solutions for customers
Whilst we welcome interest from candidates with relevant housing experience, we also invite applications from those with transferrable skills from other related sectors and disciplines.
For further information or informal discussion, please contact Ian Offord or Laura Rimes, Homelessness Co-ordinator on 01709 336009 or email ian.offord@rotherham.gov.uk sarah.cockell@rotherham.gov.uk
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.
For further information, please visit our website.
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).
