Rough Sleepers Intervention Officer - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire County Council

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

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Rough Sleepers Intervention Officer:

Date: 15 Feb 2024
Job Location: GloucesterThis is a Gloucester City Council job.
Job Title: Rough Sleepers Intervention Officer
Job Location: Gloucester City Council
Salary: £30,825 £33,945 per annum
Hours per Week: 37.00
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: One year

Closing Date: 25/03/2024

Job Requisition Number: 8503

This post is not open to job share

We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester.

Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work.

It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day.

We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

About the role

We currently have two opportunities available where you could make a real difference in the community, dealing with customers who may have a range of complex needs including disabilities, both physical and mental, psychological or emotional health needs.

What we need from you

You will be part of a team that works flexibly ensuring that the homeless service is delivered effectively, efficiently and customer focused and have experience of the Homeless Reduction Act (HRA) and specialist skills in working with customers who are resistant to change and/or find it difficult to engage.

You will have specialist skills to support trauma informed practice - particularly mental health, substance misuse, anti-social and harmful behaviour.

You will need high-level negotiation skills, specialist knowledge of working with rough sleepers and the ability to listen and empathise with clients including those with a range of disabilities, both physical and mental health problems and where English is not their first language.

You will be able to present complex information and reports in a concise and clear manner either orally or in writing and to participate in meetings with clients or partnerships and demonstrate credibility and confidence to our stakeholders

What we can do for you

We offer a range of attractive benefits including:

Flexible and hybrid working
Excellent pension scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement
Options to purchase additional annual leave
Regular jobspecific training
Cycle to work scheme
Health and Wellbeing Support
Supportive and positive working environment

How to apply

Additional Information
To access the Job Profile, please follow the link below:

Rough Sleepers Intervention Housing Officer
Job Profile

Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Equality and Diversity

We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high-performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.

We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.