We have an exciting role on offer within our Access and Safeguarding team as a Housing Solutions Domestic Abuse Officer.
At Middlesbrough, we truly live or values and incorporate them into everything we do. We are passionate about improving the lives of our residents, focused on achieving best outcomes and creative in the way we work with customers, ensuring they get the best support available.
This is an exciting time for Middlesbrough as we continue to develop ACT (Accessing Change Together) which integrates council staff and partner organisations and provides a range of support and interventions in relation to service users who need support with housing, homelessness, domestic abuse and substance misuse. ACT is an integrated service, which means that support services are working together and using shared caseload management system.
This will make it easier for service users to get access to the appropriate service to ensure they are receiving the correct support and easier for council staff and partner organisations to work together, share information to improve outcomes for the service user.
To be successful in this role you need a good standard of education to GCSE (A-C English and Maths) or equivalent relevant qualification.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out homelessness assessments set out in Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and make all necessary statutory decisions throughout the application process to ensure the needs of victims of domestic abuse and their children are taken into consideration, suitable or safe accommodation is arranged, and a personal housing plan is formulated.
The post holder will provide comprehensive housing and domestic abuse advice and information to victims/ survivors with the aim of preventing homelessness where possible and helping to source alternative accommodation when prevention is not possible.
We are looking for someone who has experience of working effectively with a range of services and have the skills, passion, and resilience to work creatively with service users.
Whilst in post there will be development opportunities alongside flexible working with the option of a blended working environment (home and office where appropriate). New staff joining Middlesbrough can expect a warm welcome from the teams, our Director and Chief Executive and full induction process.
If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact, Joanne West, or call01642 726547.
Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships.
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.