Temporary Accommodations Resettlement Officer - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council
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Ipswich, United Kingdom

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Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.


Responsibilities as our Accommodations Resettlement Officer:

You will work alongside our Temporary Accommodations Team with a responsibility to support vulnerable people to prevent and relieve homelessness and to support them to move on to more suitable accommodation.

This will be achieved by assisting and encouraging customers to meet their personalised housing plans and helping them to access support from a wide range of agencies, with an aim to focus on the whole person to improve the customer's wellbeing and eradicate barriers to sustaining accommodation.


What we are looking for in our Accommodations Resettlement Officer:
You will
- be required to work with people to understand their housing and support needs, as well as their ambitions, strengths, and talents, with a view to increase their ability to cope and ultimately thrive- be responsible for working with other agencies that have a role in care and resettlement to ensure that appropriate support packages are provided to enable residents and tenants to sustain temporary housing and make the move to settled housing- have experience of working with clients towards a positive move into settled accommodation- have a knowledge of welfare benefits and the ability to assist with setting up a new tenancy- have a clear understanding of homelessness, the temporary accommodation journey and the issues facing households who find themselves in a housing crisis- display attention to detail and are able to identify clients' needs- have a current driving licence/car.


About us:


Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work.


With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.


Benefits you'll receive as our Accommodations Resettlement Officer:

  • Great opportunities for learning and development. Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays). Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme. Wellbeing Support Programme. Employee Assist Programme. Health Care Options.

Our ways of working

Work is what we do, not where we go

We are committed to working in a more hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.


We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.


Closing date: 5pm, 21 July 2023.


As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

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