Do you want to make a difference to your community?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Housing Options Team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby, and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexitime and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits.

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. Employees are expected to work on the office for a minimum of 1 day per week. We are supportive of flexible working arrangement and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.

The Housing Options Team are responsible for advising customers on their housing options if they are homeless or about to be homeless.

The Homelessness Prevention Officer will undertake responsibilities including working with households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to retain their accommodation or secure alternative accommodation.

If you have demonstrable experience in a similar role, excellent interpersonal skills, experience of carrying out interviews, investigations & negotiations and strong attention to detail we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

A DBS check is required for this post.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact recruitment@oadby-wigston.gov.uk for any informal enquiries.

Closing Date: 29th August

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply for this role you must complete our online application form https://myaccount.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/service/OWBC_Job_Application_Form (CVs will not be accepted)

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £31,537.00-£34,434.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Flexitime
On-site gym
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay
Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leicester LE2 5JJ

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council jobs

Homelessness Prevention Officer