An opportunity has arisen to work within the Rough Sleeper team at the City of Lincoln Council on a fixed term basis.
As a Rough Sleeping Support Officer (Housing First), you will support the council in ensuring rough sleepers maintain accommodation that they are provided with.
The post-holder will work with a combination of remote working, visits to properties and office-based working.
Key responsibilities:
– Provide a pro-active and dedicated service to those with a history of rough sleeping, in both temporary accommodation and / or once housed, giving timely advice and assistance to encourage and promote license and / or tenancy sustainability.
– To provide a comprehensive welfare benefit take-up service so that tenants are able to meet their housing costs and to ensure that “signposting” to other welfare benefits takes place where appropriate.
– To promote improved partnership working to ensure that vulnerable tenants are provided with support, thus enabling them to successfully manage their tenancy whilst remaining independent.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
– Ability to determine priorities and work to deadlines.
– Experience and working involvement with a range of professionals, within the delivery of various services (mental health, physical health, substance misuse, care, criminal justice, social services and prison).
– Ability to successfully negotiate.
– Prepared to work flexibly including working outside normal office hours.
– GCSE English and Maths to minimum Grade C or equivalent qualification and / or experience.
Benefits we offer:
– Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.
– Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
– Local government pension scheme (currently 23.4% employer contribution).
– Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).
– Health and Wellbeing support.
– Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).
