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Permanent, Full time

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Starting from £34,834 to £39,186 p.a.

37 hours


Homelessness Intervention and Prevention Officer 

Post No: TBC

Salary: Starting from £34,834 to £39,186 p.a.

Grade: Grade 6

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing date: 5th November 2024 

Interviews: TBC

Adur and Worthing Councils are committed to working with our residents to prevent and relieve their homelessness and to support them to lead positive, healthy and independent lives. 

The Housing Needs Team is recruiting for an experienced and motivated homelessness officer to work with our residents at risk of, or already homeless. The post holder will need to be empathetic, adaptable, motivated and able to work creatively, under pressure, independently, as part of a team and with multiple stakeholders and partners. 

The role requires working with a variety of client groups with varying needs, some with multiple needs and behaviours that can be challenging; some being victims and perpetrators of serious crime. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and discharging the council's statutory duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act, devising personalised housing plans to prevent and relieve homelessness. 

The successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS clearance and three years employment referencing.

For an informal chat about the post please contact Charmaine Dore, Homelessness Prevention Team Leader. charmaine.dore@adur-worthing.gov.uk  01273 263235 

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

  • Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
  • Local Government Pension
  • Training & development
  • Occupational Health
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Employee resource groups/networks 
  • Buddy Support Programme  
  • Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.


Closing date: Tue 05/11/2024 at 23:55
Job reference: HCD/24/295875
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Recruitment_Privacy_Notice.pdf

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Flexible_Working_Policy.pdf

Homelessness_Intervention___Prevention_Officer_-_Job_Description_Person_Specification.pdf

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