Housing Support Officer
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley, UK
Published 4 days ago
Social care
Full time
Job Details
Housing Support Officer
Full Time 37hrs per week
Grade 7 £30,559 - £33,366
Our aim is . . . 'To help and support vulnerable people to achieve a stable home environment, to inspire confidence, promote independence and to encourage them to improve their quality of life'
The Housing Support Team are recruiting a Housing Support Officer to join our Substance Misuse Team providing housing related support to people within the borough of Dudley that have housing needs and substance misuse issues. The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive housing support service to an allocated caseload to enable them to manage their home, to encourage and facilitate their independence, quality of life, health and well-being.
The successful applicant will
:• Have proven experience of providing housing related support.
• Experience of working to achieve specific goals and performance measures and to review performance and identify improvements.
• A sound working knowledge of welfare benefits.
• Ability to work as a self-starter, managing time and targets without close supervision
.• Have achieved A level qualifications or equivalent, including GCSE English Language and Mathematics (A to C Grade).
If you are interested in joining our team and would like to know more please call Hannah Mason (Assistant Team Manager) on 01384 814106 for an informal discussion.
So that we can demonstrate Dudley's commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.
If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/
If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so.
The Council's full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications
#LI-DMBC2019
Attached documents
HSO PS.docx
HSO JD.docx
Benefits List
Housing Support Officer
Full Time 37hrs per week
Grade 7 £30,559 - £33,366
Our aim is . . . 'To help and support vulnerable people to achieve a stable home environment, to inspire confidence, promote independence and to encourage them to improve their quality of life'
The Housing Support Team are recruiting a Housing Support Officer to join our Substance Misuse Team providing housing related support to people within the borough of Dudley that have housing needs and substance misuse issues. The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive housing support service to an allocated caseload to enable them to manage their home, to encourage and facilitate their independence, quality of life, health and well-being.
The successful applicant will
:• Have proven experience of providing housing related support.
• Experience of working to achieve specific goals and performance measures and to review performance and identify improvements.
• A sound working knowledge of welfare benefits.
• Ability to work as a self-starter, managing time and targets without close supervision
.• Have achieved A level qualifications or equivalent, including GCSE English Language and Mathematics (A to C Grade).
If you are interested in joining our team and would like to know more please call Hannah Mason (Assistant Team Manager) on 01384 814106 for an informal discussion.
So that we can demonstrate Dudley's commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.
If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/
If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so.
The Council's full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications
#LI-DMBC2019
Attached documents
HSO PS.docx
HSO JD.docx
Benefits List