If you want to make a difference and play an active role in changing people's lives, this could be the opportunity for you. Supporting our well‑established AfEO Project, you will help prison leavers and ex‑offenders access safe, sustainable housing and the support they need to rebuild their lives.Working within a small team in the Housing Advice & Options Service, you will deliver specialist housing advice and assistance. This will include sourcing and securing private rented accommodation options for prison leavers, working in partnership with prison and probation resettlement teams and a range of support agencies, and fostering effective multi‑agency working.You will manage homelessness applications, complete tenancy inspections, and hold a caseload of ex‑offenders requiring housing‑related support, ensuring individuals receive coordinated, practical assistance to achieve stable accommodation.Our benefitsHere at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!Why choose us?We offer a vibrant working environment with:a competitive salarya pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary councilgenerous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 dayshybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance. We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.What will you be doing?We will support you to manage your own workload in this varied role. Main duties include:Working collaboratively with criminal justice partners, private landlords, and letting agents to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping among ex‑offendersProviding tailored housing advice and support to help individuals secure and sustain tenancies within the private rented sectorProgressing homelessness applications in line with relevant legislation, statutory guidance, and local policiesDeveloping and reviewing housing and support plans that promote tenancy sustainmentCompleting risk assessments and tenancy‑related checks to ensure suitable and safe accommodationAccurately recording activity and capturing positive outcomes to evidence impact and inform service deliveryAbout youYou are confident working with prison leavers and ex‑offenders who may face multiple barriers to securing housingYou have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, allowing you to build trust, engage positively, and maintain professional boundariesYou are empathetic, resilient, and motivated by supporting people to make positive changes and achieve stable accommodation for our customersYou can work effectively with a wide range of partners, including probation services, prisons, landlords, letting agents, and other support organisationsYou are organised and able to manage your own caseload, prioritising tasks and working independently as well as part of a teamYou are confident assessing risk, making sound decisions, and handling challenging situations in a calm and professional mannerAbout usOur Values and BehavioursOur values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:Customer-focusedRespectfulEfficientSupportiveTrustworthyOur key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.Disability Confident EmployerWe are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire CouncilArmed Forces Community The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)