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Salary: £30559-£33366 per annum Grade: H Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time Location: Northallerton Interview - w/c 31 st March 2025 Do you have the energy, drive and compassion to work with Young People? We are looking to appoint a Homelessness Prevention Officer to join our Young People's Pathway Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of homelessness or homeless in North Yorkshire. Based within the Housing Options team the post holder will be required to work alongside colleagues in Children and Families Service, Adults Social Care and a variety of external agencies all of whom support the Young People of North Yorkshire. The post holder will work with young people and their carers to prevent homelessness through timely assessment and appropriate intervention, including mediation. The role is a hybrid one that provides linkage between housing and children's social care and the post holder will receive training in this role. The post holder will work closely with Housing Options Officers where there are statutory duties to the young people around accommodation and Children's services when young people are aged 16 and 17 or leaving care. Through joint working, this post will support the effective delivery of the Young People's Accommodation Pathway. Duties include: <ul> <li>To manage a case load of young people at risk of becoming homeless, including assessment, planning and administrative duties. </li> <li>Ensure that screening assessments for all 16 and 17 year olds are completed and recorded within the appropriate databases.</li> <li>To assess and monitor risk levels and develop appropriate support plans for young people, referring to specialist support services as required and monitoring and co-ordinating the implementation of plans.</li> </ul>Whilst this role is locality based, primarily covering the towns and rural areas around Malton, Helmsley and Pickering, the post holder will support the team across North Yorkshire as and when required to meet the needs of the service. For further information about this role, please contact Becci Whitmore at <a href="mailto:Becci.whitmore@northyorks.gov.uk" target="_blank">Becci.whitmore@northyorks.gov.uk</a> Key Documents Job Description Total Rewards Brochure Key Date Closing Date: 23 rd March Interview Date: Week commencing 31 st March 2025 ***DBS*** Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk. We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk. NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party. North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment. Apply now

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