General information Reference 004697 Closing Date 07/09/2025 Service Area Directorate Environment Service Area Housing Service Delivery Category Planning/Housing/Building Control - Prof - Planning/Housing/Building Control - Prof Job Title Housing Assessment and Advice Domestic Abuse Specialist Grade BBU09 Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles) BBU06 26,403 - 28,142 Contract Type Full time fixed term Contract Hours 37.00 Contract duration Fixed term until 31st March 2026 Job Advert Bedford Borough Council has a great opportunity for a Housing Assessment & Advice Officer working with individuals experiencing domestic abuse. You will work as part of a large team within the council’s Housing Options Service. If you would like to make a difference to the local community by preventing and relieving homelessness, and supporting this client group then we would love to receive your application. You will need to have recent, relevant experience, ideally working within a Local Authority’s homelessness department but be familiar with housing assessments and the Council’s statutory homelessness duties. You will manage your own caseload and be required to take part in a duty rota and an out- of- hours’ service. You must be familiar with completing Personal Housing Plans and making Section 184 decisions. If you have the necessary homelessness experience within a Local Authority or in an in depth understanding of the homelessness duties and experience working with this specific client group and you are committed to achieving fantastic housing outcomes for customers, then please apply! This role is office based but you must have the ability to be able to travel to sites around the Borough. This is a fixed term role to 31st March 2026 although funding is likely to be extended. How to apply When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below. Closing Date: 7th September 2025 Interview Date: 25th September 2025. Please note: The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of: · a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving) · a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk Guaranteed interview schemes Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for. Visa Sponsorship Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Additional Vacancy Information Allowance (pro rata for part time roles) Call out £61.67 Work Pattern 37 hours per week Is this an enhanced DBS role? Yes Is this a politically restricted role? No Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker? Yes Location Bedfordshire Location Borough Hall Bedford Is this a designated car user position? No