Housing Support Lead (8461)
Housing Support Lead (8461)
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Housing Support Leads temporary contracts/secondment opportunities until March 2027 37 hours per week 30559 to 32654 per annum Grade G Countywide
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team which will be able to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in Norfolk.
We are looking for two Housing Support Leads (fixed term or secondment to 31/03/27 in the first instance) who willwork in partnership with social care professionals and housing providers to prevent homelessness and improve housing outcomes for children and young people unsuitably housed or approaching a planned transition.
This will include:
- Provide thorough professional and timely housing advice to parents/carers young people and practitioners
- Build good working relationship with local landlords registered providers and housing authorities.
- Providing outreach tenancy support for young people and families identified as at risk of losing their tenancy
- Reducing the number of children and young people in unsuitable and temporary accommodation
The Housing Support team aims to:
- Reduce the number of children and young people in unsuitable/insecureaccommodation.
- Reduce the section 17 spend on Homelessness related activities.
The role can include travel within Norfolk and you will need to be responsible for your own travel arrangements (mileage paid in accordance with the expenses procedure). Your work will include direct work with young people and families including working in family homes.
If you wish to have an informal chat about this role please contact Sharon Matthews Team Manager Projects at
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time part time remote and hybrid working dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.
- ABlue Light cardfor Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Before you apply we recommend reading the full Job description and person specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee See and apply for internal and external vacancies inmyOracleusing your @ or @ email.
Closing date: 21 July 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
