Hours: 37 Hours Weekly (2 Year Fixed-Term Contract)
Location: Huntingdon/Hybrid
Contract Type: Fixed term full time
Closing Date: 23 March 2025 23:59
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents, and businesses. This means we must employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC, we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job Details
The successful candidate will have a responsibility for preventing and relieving homelessness and investigating and assessing the council’s duties to customers who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. A key part of this will be demonstrating empathy and patience with housing customers, some of whom will have multiple needs requiring intensive case working and support.
You will need experience and knowledge of working with the current homelessness legislative framework. You will be highly proactive, an effective negotiator, and an innovative problem solver, demonstrating these key attributes by achieving positive outcomes and preventing homelessness for your customers.
You will also be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly and effectively with people at all levels and develop new relationships and partnerships where required to help you succeed. If you think that you have the necessary experience and skills to help deliver a different way of working for our residents, then this could be the opportunity for you.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
To apply for this position, please complete the application form. The closing date is 23.59pm 23 March 2025 and interviews will be held the week commencing 31 March 2025.
This is a rolling campaign, and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!
For many of our roles (and where it is possible), we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities to provide a good work-life balance whilst ensuring that teams benefit from in-person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the Council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment, and along with our values, we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
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