Housing Support Grant Project Officer - Caernarfon, United Kingdom - Gwynedd Council

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Job title:
Housing Support Grant Project Officer


Directorate:
Housing and Property


Service:
Management Unit


Closing date:
07/09/2023 10:00


Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour


Salary:
£30,151 - £32,020 a year


Pay Scale:
S3


Location(s):
Caernarfon


Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on the Information Pack**Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.


Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

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CLOSING DATE:
10.00 AM 07/09/2023

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

ESSENTIAL
Leadership and vision
Flexibility, enthusiasm and team member
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate effectively in English and Welsh with customers, staff and stakeholders in clear, accurate and easy to understand language, both written and spoken
Effective organisational skills
Durable, reliable and flexible
Able to relate well to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities
Driving licence and possession or able to provide a car for business related to the job


DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING

ESSENTIAL
Education to 'A' level or similar


DESIRABLE
Education up to Degree or similar
NVQ level 3 or 4 in Social Care or Housing


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL
Experience of working in a public or large organisation
Experience of implementing procedures
Experience of partnership working
Experience working freelance, planning and monitoring the progress of your own workload and meeting deadlines


DESIRABLE
Experience of work in Supportive Housing and/or Community Care
Experience of working with, and understanding of the housing support needs of vulnerable people


SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIAL
Knowledge of the responsibilities of housing and social services departments in relation to the Housing Support Grant regime
Ability to prioritise work and meet targets within tight timeframes.
Good interpersonal skills.
Evidence of freelance working.
Good skills in report writing
Ability to research, collect and analyze data.
Knowledge and understanding of the statutory and voluntary sectors.
Experience using Microsoft software or similar


DESIRABLE
Project development
Database management
Reporting
Producing strategic plans
Chairing meetings


LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Intermediate Level

Reading and Understanding - Intermediate Level
Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work. Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points. (help may be required with the vocabulary).

Writing - Intermediate Level

Purpose of the Post.

  • Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
  • Maintain and develop supported accommodation for vulnerable people in partnership with a number of governmental and nongovernment service providers. Monitor service provider performance against agreement and take remedial action where appropriate.
Responsibility for functions. e.g. staff, budgets, equipmentMain Duties

  • Contribute to the production of Commissioning Unit schemes as required to align with statutory guidance.
  • Collect all information necessary for the production of the Housing Support Action Plan and the development of supported accommodation to accompany statutory guidance.
  • Map out the need and provision of available accommodation with support provided.
  • Provide all necessary demographic information (along with the statistical content) about those people in need of supported accommodation including information on the level and intensity of need in relation to type.
  • Provide all necessary information regarding types of support need in relation to the Housing Support Revenue Grant.
  • Work with a wide range of support providers in accommodation whether governmental or nongovernmental.
  • Participate in planning and/or development groups created to provide strategic direction and/or implement agreed policies.
  • Develop projects in accordance with statutory guidance.
  • To undertake service reviews of support providers in line with Government guidance and Council policies and to make recommendations leading from the reviews.
  • Contribute to contractual arrangements with service providers.
  • Make recommendations for the expansion of the Housing Support service including the implementation of any IT regime.
  • Liaise with other local authorities about the provision of crossborder support services and attend forums and meetings as required.
  • Participate and assist in the Unit's training and staff development programs.
  • Prepare, upgrade and implemen
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