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About the role Are you passionate about making a real difference to people's lives? We're looking for a committed Specialist Housing Officer to manage dedicated accommodation for former rough sleepers, supporting individuals with complex needs to sustain safe and secure housing. In this rewarding role, you'll be responsible for tenancy and property management across our specialist Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) units. You'll work closely with colleagues across Housing Options, Housing Register and Lettings, Housing Strategy, Adult and Children's Social Care, and a range of support providers to help vulnerable clients rebuild their lives and move forward towards long-term housing solutions. If you're practical, empathetic, and ready to make a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you. What you'll be doing: Managing tenancy and licence agreements for rough sleeper accommodation Ensuring properties are safe, compliant, and maintained to a high standard Supporting tenancy sustainment and promoting independent living skills Liaising closely with support services, social care teams, and partner agencies to wrap support around residents Managing tenancy breaches, safeguarding concerns, and property-related risks appropriately Facilitating timely move-ins and move-ons, working with Housing Options and the Rough Sleeper Project Group Contributing to service improvement by helping shape policies, procedures, and system processes What we're looking for: <ul> <li>a passion for supporting vulnerable individuals and preventing homelessness</li> <li>good tenancy management, property management, and customer service skills</li> <li>the ability to build positive working relationships across a wide range of partners</li> <li>a flexible, practical, and resilient approach to working in a dynamic environment</li> <li>access to a vehicle and a full UK driving licence (essential for this role)</li></ul>Experience in housing management, homelessness services, or working with rough sleepers would be helpful, but if you have the right attitude, empathy, and a commitment to learning, we will support you to build the skills needed. Further Information For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sean Brown, Team Leader Housing Management by email at [email protected]. This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders. See our policy on safeguarding children and young people. This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders. See our policy on safeguarding children and young people. About Us At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future. We: <ul> <li>provide essential services that support over 380,000 residents </li> <li>work in partnership to make a real difference </li> <li>value every role and the impact it has on our communities </li> <li>support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive </li></ul>You will: <ul> <li>be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset </li> <li>have access to a range of benefits and support </li> <li>have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression </li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible. If you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application. This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement. If you're passionate about making a difference, we'd love you to join us. Find out more about how to apply.

Housing Officer - Rough Sleeping Initiative

The role Community Safety officer <ul> <li>£36,500 per annum plus Benefits.</li> <li>37 hours flexible (Mon-Fri)</li> <li>Permanent Role.</li> <li>Home-based with regular site attendance across Dorset.</li> <li>The closing date for applications - 8th July 2025 (Midday)</li></ul>At Magna our vision is to create great homes together. We have ambitious plans, and are seeking creative, aspirational, and talented people to join our fast paced, adaptable, and highly collaborative environment. The role &amp; what you take care of: We have an exciting permanent, full-time opportunity to join our Customer &amp; Community Support Team. You will be supporting the Magna Safer Communities Lead to ensure that anti-social behaviour, domestic abuse and safeguarding processes are investigated and managed appropriately. Be part of a talented team where our people are passionate about delivering an excellent customer experience and are highly motivated to contribute to our success! <ul> <li>Undertake case management and legal work (including preparing and presenting Injunctions and possession claims; up to and including eviction)</li> <li>Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings and manage referrals and queries from other agencies.</li> <li>Compile information for other teams for example complaints or access requests.</li></ul>What you need to be successful: <ul> <li>Excellent customer care, problem solving, record keeping and communications skills.</li> <li>Experience of using, preparing and instructing on legal and non-legal interventions and multi-agency working.</li> <li>A keen eye for accuracy and detail and experience of using case management systems.</li> <li>Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel for work.</li></ul>This post is subject to a basic level DBS check. (Disclosure and Barring Service) Applicants with transferable qualities are encouraged to apply. Magna Benefits: We pride ourselves on providing an excellent working environment and great benefits. We look after those who work for us as we understand that without the commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to provide the fantastic range of services to our customers. We offer: <ul> <li>Pension matched up to 8%. </li> <li>Employee assistance &amp; Health Care Cash Plan. </li> <li>Learning and Development. </li> <li>Company sick pay </li> <li>Wellbeing Portal and Colleague Voice. </li> <li>Mileage and Agile working</li> <li>Paid day a year to volunteer. </li> <li>Rental / Stamp Duty Loan and Credit Union.</li> <li>Discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping.</li> <li>Competitive annual leave entitlement, which increases progressively with the duration of your service over the first five years. </li></ul>Our full range of benefit details can be viewed on our website under each vacancy. For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Dani Davies - Talent Acquisition Lead at: <a href="mailto:dani.davies@magna.org.uk" target="_blank">dani.davies@magna.org.uk</a> or by mobile: 07528 974936 To apply please visit our website <a href="http://www.magna.org.uk" target="_blank">www.magna.org.uk</a>, select Careers Tab / Current Vacancies / Role, or follow the link attached to this advert. Magna reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application early. About us We're Magna Housing, a customer-centred housing association, mainly working in Dorset and Somerset (our head office is in Dorchester) with a vision to create great homes together. We want to make sure that we constantly add value to the lives of our customers, and our colleagues, and we work hard to deliver this year on year. Our vision of "Creating Great Homes Together" is fundamental to the work we do and we have ambitious plans to be "beyond the best" over the next ten years. Magna prides itself on being large enough to influence but small enough to care. We are on an exciting journey - one that requires agility in how the business develops over the next decade, and different, innovative ways of working as we explore new territory. Inclusion is important to us here at Magna, and inclusion for everyone is our commitment to making long term and deep change to become an organisation known for being inclusive and welcoming for all. We won't achieve our vision, mission or strategy without being inclusive. It is the foundation of how we work, our culture and our values and how we adjust to make sure our customer and colleague experiences are welcoming and relevant. Our successes come through an appreciation of difference - different perspectives, experiences, thoughts, actions and skills. All of which add value and generate innovation. Embracing difference will enable us to get it right, first time, and offer the right homes in the right place for our customers. For further information about Magna, please visit our website by clicking here. Our benefits Generous holiday This means the safety of our colleagues our customers is always our main priority. Competitive pension This is our mindset and our team approach to putting customers at the heart of all we do. Wellbeing support This is about how we treat each other and how we go about our business. Healthcare cash plan This is about how we all take responsibility for all our actions every day. Learning and development This is about how we learn about each other, our customers and our business. Learning helps make sure we all do the right thing, how we challenge convention and look beyond existing boundaries. Colleague voice This is how we come together as #teammagna, embracing our diversity and recognising that together we can achieve outstanding results. For more details on our great range of benefits, please download the attachment which can be found at the bottom of this page. Our values Always safe This means the safety of our colleagues and our customers is always our main priority. All about customers This is our mindset and our team approach to putting customers at the heart of all we do. Be kind This is about how we treat each other and how we go about our business. Own it This is about how we all take responsibility for all our actions every day. One team This is how we come together as #teammagna, embracing our diversity and recognising that together we can achieve outstanding results. Be curious This is about how we learn about each other, our customers and our business. Learning helps make sure we all do the right thing, how we challenge convention and look beyond existing boundaries

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