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Job details
Job reference REQ00000016476 Date posted 20/03/2024 Application closing date 15/05/2024 Location CARLISLE Salary £29,777 - £30,296 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank
Tenancy Sustainment Officer - CMB970e
Cumberland Council
The advertised salary includes a supplement (JWC) to the base grade of the post. JWC supplements are conditional on the physical demands and /or working conditions of the role
Hours: 37 hours per week
Workbase: Carlisle
Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025
About this opportunity
We are seeking to recruit a full time fixed term Tenancy Sustainment Officer (up to 31 March 2025) to work across the Carlisle locality, as part of a wider integrated response to preventing homelessness and ending rough sleeping.
The role will be varied and rewarding, requiring excellent communication skills to engage appropriately with vulnerable adults who often have a variety of complex needs and rehousing challenges.
The role requires the successful applicant to be out in the community visiting and supporting people off the streets in to their own homes; building a rapport to encourage long-term change and enable sustainable housing and tenancy management. If you are super organised with excellent communication skills and like a varied role, we'd love to hear from you.
The successful candidate must have experience of outreach/community-based working with homeless & / or other socially excluded people or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and ability within their current role. Experience of working in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies in a customer-focused environment in the housing sector or related field would be advantageous.
You must have the ability to travel efficiently around the Carlisle locality area to conduct home visits and attend meetings. A full UK driving licence would be advantageous.
For an informal discussion please contact Peter Rhodes on 01228 817119
What can we offer you!
* Excellent training and development offers
* Flexible working opportunities
* Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)
* Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
* Competitive rates of pay
DBS
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children’s/Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and or Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and or Children.
Interview information
Interview date:1 May 2024
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss.
If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
Safer Recruitment
At Cumberland Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
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