Outreach and Rough Sleeper Officer

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Hours: 37 Hours per week

Salary: SK10 (£33,498 per annum)

Contract: Permanent

To provide frontline, street-based outreach and housing-related support to individuals experiencing rough sleeping. This role focuses on engaging with people facing rough sleeping, building trust, and supporting them to access appropriate accommodation and helping them to sustain and maintain their tenancies.

This role will contribute to the Council’s responsibilities under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) by supporting homelessness prevention and relief work. This includes working closely with Housing Options Officers and other authorised colleagues to assist individuals through their housing journey.

This role is not politically restricted.

This role contributes to an outreach service and requires flexible working hours based on the needs of the service, including early morning starts (around 5am) twice per week.