Housing Solutions Officer
Housing Solutions Officer
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£ 33366 - 35235
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Job Description
Salary:pro rata
Hours per week:30 hours
Temporary/Fixed term:12 months
Interview date:Week Commencing Monday 19 May 2025
Housing Empowering Housing Solutions for All in Wiltshire
Our Housing Solutions team ensures customerscanget housing advice and help if theyre homeless or threatened with homelessness. The aim is to help people in housing need find suitable and affordable housing.
In this crucial role you will provide advice work proactively to prevent or relieve homelessness and assess housing needs for the councils Housing Register. Youllhold a caseload of customers who are homeless or threatened with homelessness andcollaborate with various departments and agencies to fulfil our statutory responsibilities to homeless people. You will give advice toothers in housing need in our challenging housing market.
We are looking for someone who ishighlyempathetic adaptable customer focused and able to work in a traumainformed wayand has knowledge of landlord & tenant allocations and homelessness will be able to communicate complex information in an easily understandable way and draft letters to communicate the councils legal decisions whilst maintaining good working relationships with customers. Candidates with experience in similar environments and transferable skills will be considered.
Be the change you want today advise and support those in your community in unsuitable housing and empower them to improve their housing prospects through applying for this role and securing your future.
Why us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly welcoming place to work with a One Council ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.Explore more benefits here!
Your substantive manager must agree to you transferring to the secondment role. This agreement must be sought in principle before applying for the seconded the secondment will impact significantly on service delivery your substantive manager may not agree to the secondment.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well asOur Identity.
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion dignity trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details contact John Walker Housing Solutions Service Manager at .
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read ourstatement of commitment to equality and inclusion.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
