North West Leicestershire District Council (Covers Leicestershire & Rutland) Jobs | 1 Live Vacancy

North West Leicestershire District Council is the local authority for the district around Coalville, at the heart of the National Forest in Leicestershire. Its stated vision is supporting a clean, green and prosperous place where people want to live, work and visit, and the council is currently working through devolution and local government reorganisation alongside its day-to-day services.

Housing and homelessness services

Unlike some neighbouring authorities that outsource housing management to an arm's-length body, North West Leicestershire runs its housing and homelessness function directly. Recent recruitment has included a Rough Sleeper Outreach Officer, working with people sleeping rough and with multiple, complex support needs, and an Affordable Housing Enabling Officer, who works to bring forward new affordable housing across the district.

• Direct rough sleeper outreach and homelessness prevention
• Affordable housing enabling and delivery
• Planning, development and housing enforcement

As an employer the council offers the Local Government Pension Scheme with a substantial employer contribution, generous annual leave rising with service, agile/hybrid working arrangements, and ongoing training and development. Staff work from the council's Coalville base, with some roles requiring occasional early starts or out-of-hours work where they involve direct outreach to vulnerable residents.

Typical vacancies span the council's housing and homelessness team, planning and development, and corporate/technical support services, reflecting a small district council balancing frontline social support with its wider statutory responsibilities.