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Join an exciting Legal Service Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post In our Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer: <ul><li>To actively support the management of the department.</li><li>To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on Civil Litigation/homelessness matters to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Civil litigation/homelessness.</li><li>To attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Lawyer and in particular, conduct high quality advocacy.</li><li>Advising the Council and senior officers on Housing Law and related matters</li><li>Allocation of work to appropriate members of staff</li><li>Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team</li><li>Managing a team of around 4 and ensuring adequate training and development</li></ul>The Person The successful Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer will possess: <ul><li>A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or FCILEX (with litigation Practice rights). </li><li>A can-do attitude with the confidence to lead a team.</li><li>Strong experience in all matters relating to housing law/Civil Litigation</li><li>Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly.</li><li>Must be dependable and self-reliant.</li></ul>Why join us? We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you'll benefit from: <ul><li>Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays</li><li>Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)</li><li>Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles</li><li>Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers</li><li>Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans</li><li>Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities</li><li>Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career</li><li>Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment</li></ul>Closing date: 12 January 2026 (23:59) Additional Information Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time (There is a requirement to attend the offices in Wembley or Court at least three times per week). If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us. Salary range <ul><li>£58,461 - £65,181 per year</li></ul>

Senior Homelessness Civil/Litigation Lawyer

Job Description Salary range: £58,461 - £65,181 p.a. inc. London weighting Contract: Permanent Hours of work: 36 hours per week Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time (There is a requirement to attend the offices in Wembley or Court at least three times per week). Join an exciting Legal Service Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post In our Housing Litigation Team, we are looking for a Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer: <ul> <li>To actively support the management of the department.</li> <li>To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on Civil Litigation/homelessness matters to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Civil litigation/homelessness.</li> <li>To attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Lawyer and in particular, conduct high quality advocacy.</li> <li>Advising the Council and senior officers on Housing Law and related matters</li> <li>Allocation of work to appropriate members of staff</li> <li>Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team</li> <li>Managing a team of around 4 and ensuring adequate training and development</li></ul>The Person The successful Senior Civil Litigation / Homelessness Lawyer will possess: <ul> <li>A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or FCILEX (with litigation Practice rights). </li> <li>A can-do attitude with the confidence to lead a team.</li> <li>Strong experience in all matters relating to housing law/Civil Litigation</li> <li>Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly.</li> <li>Must be dependable and self-reliant.</li></ul>Why join us? We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you'll benefit from: <ul> <li>Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays</li> <li>Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)</li> <li>Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles</li> <li>Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers</li> <li>Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme</li> <li>Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans</li> <li>Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities</li> <li>Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career</li> <li>Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment</li> </ul>Closing date: 12 January 2026 (23:59) Additional Information If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us. Job Description

About The Role Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults? Joining our expanding Private Rented Housing Team, you will lead a team of 2 Supported Lettings Officers and 2 Floating Support Officers to improve the efficiency and overall success of the Private Rented team. Working across a considerable variety of housing, you will manage a Team to procure affordable and suitable accommodation for single and childless people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness . It's all about creating a steady supply of accommodation for households in housing need, then following up with effective contract monitoring. You will work closely with private landlords to secure safe and suitable accommodation for our residents. On top of your core duties, you'll implement impactful operational plans that fit with St Mungo's wider housing strategy . This is a hybrid role where you will be working 4 days per week on-site at our office in Kensington Town Hall. About you We're looking for solid experience in housing or property. This includes experience in procurement, contract management and working with landlords or letting agents. You'll be able to confidently handle a demanding workload and communicate effectively with all kinds of people. A good knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and the private rented sector is important. Ideally, you'll be qualified to carry out property inspections under the Housing Health and Safety Rating system, but this isn't essential. St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups. How to apply To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the 'document' tab on the advert page on our website. When you're ready to apply click the 'Apply Now' Button to start your online application form. Closing date: 10am on 6 January 2026 Interview and assessments on: TBC About Us Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years, we have been on the ground every day and every night, supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28,000 people each year and our work means that more than 2,700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night. What We Offer Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued, and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity, diversity and inclusion improves the health, wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are prioritised, we are happier, healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients. Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience: <ul> <li>A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ+, Womens Action, Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.</li> <li>Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.</li> <li>A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.</li> <li>Mandatory Diversity &amp; Inclusion training for all staff, unconscious bias training for managers, and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.</li> <li>In recognition of the importance of transparency, we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website. </li></ul>Want to find out more? Click here to visit our Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion page. Wellbeing and Benefits We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky, but with family friendly policies, flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance, we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them. These include: <ul> <li>Agile working model for suitable roles.</li> <li>Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.</li> <li>28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years' service.</li> <li>Family friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave. Carers leave, and fertility treatment leave.</li> <li>Financial wellbeing platform offering loans, advances and saving options.</li> <li>Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.</li> <li>Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app - 24/7 GP appointments, health checks and nutrition advice.</li> <li>Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.</li> <li>Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food &amp; drink, travel, electricals and more.</li></ul>Want to find out more? Want to find out more? Click here to visit our Work For Us page. Reaching Potential At St Mungo's we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. That's why we have a robust induction, training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungo's. These include: <ul> <li>Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.</li> <li>Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.</li> <li>Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums, internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.</li></ul>A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate. Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo's current standard Terms and Conditions (T&amp;Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

HoPE Coordinator (Homelessness Prevention & Engagement)

About Us Job Title: Homelessness Prevention and Solutions Officer Salary Range: £38,976 to £47,229 per annum One Permanent and One Fixed Term (Until March 2028) Fulltime - 36 hours Location: Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ Objective of role We are looking for a capable and ambitious individual keen to help families and individuals facing homelessness to help support them in their homelessness journey and adhere to legislative guidance as well as policy and procedures. Who are we looking for? We are especially interested in your transferable skills in particular your ability to assess information, understand and accurately apply the assessment criteria, problem solve and communicate effectively with applicants, colleagues and agencies. Whilst previous experience of working in a homelessness or other busy front-line public-sector role would be advantageous, it is not essential. What we would like you to be is: <ul><li>To be emotionally mature and confident to work with people facing homelessness for various reasons.</li><li>Be a good listener and able to apply what you hear to the legal framework in which we work.</li><li>Be organised in your work and able to keep on top of changing priorities.</li><li>Be able to engage and work collaboratively with families and individuals who require housing assistance.</li><li>Be able to discuss, negotiate and persuade families and their landlords to prevent and relieve homelessness.</li><li>Be able to write reasoned decision letters, carry out interviews and produce case notes and assessments of a high standard.</li><li>Be a motivated and engaged team player.</li></ul>About the role You will be working proactively and collaboratively with households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to assist them to sustain their current housing where possible, or otherwise to secure alternative, suitable and affordable accommodation. You will hold a personal caseload of households, to agree practical and reasonable steps for the Council and the household to take to prevent and/or relieve homelessness. Households will include private or social tenants, homeowners, those evicted by family members or facing relationship breakdown, and may be vulnerable and/or have complex needs. You will provide a flexible and responsive service for applicants who are homeless or threatened with homelessness by delivering services from our offices and ensuring comprehensive housing advice is available for customers, staff and partner agencies. You will carry out home visits to assess homelessness and the sustainability of the applicant's current housing. Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience Experience of working within a customer service, housing, or lettings service. Experience of carrying out interviews, investigations, negotiations Experience of effective record keeping, including electronically held information. Experience of working with people who are homeless or in other stressful situations. Experience of working successfully to performance targets and deadlines Excellent interpersonal skills including active listening and negotiating. Excellent communication skills including the ability to write detailed case notes and technical letters. Indicative Recruitment Timeline: Closing Date: Sunday 11th January 2026 Shortlisting Date: Week commencing Monday 12 January 2025 Interview Date: TBC We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment Useful Information Richmond &amp; Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan. Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

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