Salary: £30,559 - £32,654
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: 12 Months
Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Homeless Early Intervention – Taking an Upstream Approach to Preventing Homelessness
Join us as a Homeless Early Intervention Officer and make a huge difference in your community.
Wiltshire Council have recently created a new and exciting Homeless Early Intervention team focusing on supporting households identified as being at high risk of becoming threatened with homeless by providing upstream and pre-preventative holistic support.
You'll have the chance to work from one of our hubs located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, or Salisbury as well as being expected to provide outreach advice and support in our communities across the county. There will be opportunities to work in a variety of environments such as hospitals, community drop-in centres and customer’s homes to target the support to the hardest to reach households in our community.
As a Homeless Early Intervention Officer, you will provide vital advice and support to our clients, empowering them to understand their tenure right, maintain their housing, and preventing homelessness. From supporting with maximising income and budgeting, to preventing family exclusion by mediation, to connecting them with essential services. You'll adopt a trauma informed approach and play a crucial role in navigating our customers through the challenges the current cost-of-living and housing crisis.
We're seeking candidates with an innovative and creative approach, capable of effectively handling challenging customers resistant to change.
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