Bartholomew House, Brighton (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
£38626 - £41511
37
Job introduction
This is a fixed term role funded by the government's Household Support Fund. This position will be responsible for the statistical reconciliation and monitoring of the fund across multiple council services and third sector partners. Working closely with our delivery partners, building and maintaining relationships to ensure best practice is identified and shared across the network. There is also an element of project work, researching, developing and delivering ideas that will benefit the low-income and marginalised households in our community.
You will have excellent networking and relationship building skills. Have accurate data entry and statistical monitoring skills as well as be able to think innovatively to identify and meet the needs of our community.
Please note: This is a generic job description for managers across our Welfare department and you would not be required to meet all criteria, where not relevant to this particular role.
Fixed term until March 31st 2026
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read the Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.
Interview date: TBC
For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Ross-Dale, paul.ross-dale@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
Brighton & Hove City Council's Welfare Service provides support to financially vulnerable residents around welfare benefit advice and advocacy, employment and training support and financial crisis interventions, alongside longer-term financial resilience solutions. The government's Household Support Fund has enabled the council to deliver both short-term crisis support and longer-term interventions since 2021.
Locally we take the approach of working alongside third sector organisations to ensure support is delivered through multiple access routes directly in the communities where support is needed and with those who specialise in the support of those with protected characteristics. This role would benefit from an awareness of financial vulnerability and its intersections with wider indicators of vulnerability and exclusion.
You will maintain regular communication with our delivery partners to ensure accurate and acceptable use of the fund and be responsible for the timely returns of our reporting information back to the DWP.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure (DBS) check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and How we create a fair and inclusive workplace.