Senior Moving On Housing Services Officer

Contract Hours: 37 hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: S02 £37,280 - £39,152

Closing Date: 6th April at 23:59 pm 

This position is internal for Fylde employee's only 

A development and upskilling opportunity has arisen for existing staff within the Housing Team to apply for the role of Moving On Senior Housing Services Officer.  The successful candidate will be supported to develop into the role and lead on the continued development and definition of the Moving On Support Service at Fylde Council.

The service is about, incorporating system change approaches to overcome existing barriers to meet the increasing need from people with multiple disadvantaged support needs. Customers will require a flexible, open ended package of support, advice, information and guidance. Support will be focused on customers with a history of:

Repeat homelessness/failed tenancies
History of domestic abuse
Diagnosed mental ill health
Chronic health conditions
Involvement with the criminal justice system
Substance Misuse

Working with the Housing Placement and Compliance Manager you will develop the provision of temporary accommodation in Fylde.  You will lead on arranging and facilitating Multiple Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings with relevant internal and external agencies to focus on customers who require Moving On support by creating and maintaining an effective referral pathway for support services, including identifying rough sleepers, or clients with or have had, a history of rough sleeping, who are at risk of losing their tenancies.

If you have any questions or require more information about this role please contact Kirstine Riding Head of Housing or Jamie Painter Placement and Compliance Manager.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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