An exciting and rewarding opportunity has become available to support the Councils Rough Sleeping Prevention Service to reduce rough sleeping within Boston Borough Council.
You would be an integral part of the service providing advice and support to the Tenancy Support & Resettlement Officers within the team. To enable them to provide the appropriate support for people across the borough who are sleeping rough, at risk of sleeping rough plus those who have been recently rehoused from the street to avoid repeat homelessness.
Typical Duties
- Respond in a timely manner to contact those referred as being homeless and sleeping rough.
- A flexible approach to working unsociable hours to meet the demands of the role will be required.
- Build and maintain relations with agencies, services, volunteer, and faith groups.
- Take on a case load of the more complex clients; arrange and chair Multiple Disciplinary Meetings as and when required.
- Maintain a database of every person referred into the service and update with relevant information to enable the Team Leader to filter and extract data required for monthly, quarterly and annual data requests.
- Advise the Tenancy Support & Resettlement Officers to enable them to provide appropriate support to each of the clients.
- To be confident in decision making to support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the service.
- Ensure Support Plans and Risk Assessments are up to date, and accurate.
- Meet the Team Leader monthly to discuss the budget spend.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping vulnerable people through the provision of housing related support. Previous experience of providing housing related support or similar is desirable.
An understanding of the reasons why people end up sleeping rough as well as measures to help resolve such issues would be advantageous.
To travel and cover Boston Borough area is essential, also be able to cover if required the south of Lincolnshire working within the Alliance and within the ‘One Team’ ethos.
This is a full time post and will be based at Boston Borough Council Offices, the Council has introduced agile working meaning the officer will also be able to work from other locations. However, this would be on a very rare occurrence due to the team being front facing and meeting clients daily.
If you feel you have the skills and knowledge that we are looking for and would like to help us achieve our ambition, please click apply now!
Interviews to take place Wednesday 8th May 2024.
BENEFITS: We offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including:
*Certain restrictions may apply
We also offer a wide range of family friendly policies designed to enable you to balance your work and home life, manage your personal responsibilities and support you in times of difficulty.
ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.
Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification. For an informal chat, please contact Carol Rippin Team Leader - Rough Sleeping Intervention Team - 07500921028.
The Council is committed to supporting applicants and employees with a disability or long-term health condition and has committed to be a Disability Confident employer.
The Council is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment and has committed to the Age Friendly Employer and Menopause Workplace pledges as well as the Armed Forces Covenant. In signing these pledges the Council is affirming its support for colleagues.
The Council is proud to offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of age, cultural background, disability, gender, identity, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, veteran status, religious or sexual orientation.
The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date. For this role we do require the successful applicant to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process.