The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
Southwark Housing Solutions Services is an exciting and progressive place to work and provides a range of housing services for customers who are in housing need. We are committed to working in partnership with a range of organisations to meet the housing and support needs of the local community.
Southwark are proud to have been chosen by the Department of Communities and Local Government to trailblaze new homelessness legislation focused on the new duties to prevent and relieve homelessness. To meet the challenges ahead, Housing Solutions are now expanding the team and are currently looking for committed and enthusiastic individuals to join us.
About You:
As a Housing Solutions Resettlement Officer you will support and coordinate support services and information to homeless people in temporary accommodation, and those threatened with homelessness to enable them to acquire accommodation in the private rented sector, to live independently and to maintain their tenancies.
If you have the ability to provide a high quality resettlement support service within the framework of departmental procedures and government guidelines we would like to hear from you.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date 07/02/2022
Interview date: 16/02/2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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