Housing Advice Officer

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Tewkesbury - UK

profile Yearly Salary: £ 34434 - 38220
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

  • Grade Fper annum
  • 37 hours per week
  • Substantive

Tewkesbury Borough Council have an exciting opportunity within the Housing Advice Team.

It is recognised that sometimes households need help in a number of support areas when facing homelessness. Aspiring to work within a trauma-informed approach the team aims to react quickly to those needs. They conduct assessments and produce support plans to address those needs appropriately.

The team work alongside other services including -

  • Gloucestershire Housing Partnership Team
  • Mental Health support
  • Substance Misuse support
  • Rough Sleeper Outreachand many others to develop consistent pathways and effective processes.
We have a permanent role which has become available for a post which will provide housing related support and manage statutory responsibilities for homelessness cases.

You will work alongside the Housing Interventions Officer to provide responsive needs-led interventions with customers in order to help customers live independently. Sometimes you will provide further support to meet any practical social and emotional needs identified in assessments or their personalised housing plans.

Are you someone who has experience of working effectively with a range of services Do you have the skills passion and resilience to work creatively with customers to understand and work to meet their needs

Whilst in post there will be development opportunities alongside flexible working with the option of a hybrid working environment with visits to accommodation provision and external meetings regularly required.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact John Bryant Head of Housing on oremailprotected

Closing Date: Sunday 16 November

Proposed Interview Date: Friday 21 November

About You

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In return we offer:

  • Up to 30 days annual leave
  • Agile working arrangements
  • Convenient office location close to the M5 with free parking
  • Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Potential career progression
  • 20% discounted membership at the local leisure centre

Find out more about us and the benefits of working for us by clickinghere.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity; we welcome applications from all sections of the community.


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Grade Fper annum37 hours per weekSubstantiveTewkesbury Borough Council have an exciting opportunity within the Housing Advice Team.It is recognised that sometimes households need help in a number of support areas when facing homelessness. Aspiring to work within a trauma-informed approach the team a...
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  • Fair Housing Regulations
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  • Budgeting
  • Economic Development
  • Real Estate Law
  • Logistics
  • Statistical Analysis

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