About the role
This is a new and exciting opportunity having secured funding from Government through the Rough Sleeper Accommodation Programme (RSAP) to provide move-on homes to help reduce rough sleeping in North Northamptonshire. Our portfolio of RSAP properties provide settled supported accommodation to our cohort of individuals who have experienced rough sleeping on an entrenched basis and who have often experienced trauma leading to complex support needs.
We are therefore looking to recruit a dedicated and motivated individual to provide a seamless tenancy support service to rough sleepers accommodated via this programme.
Please note this post is fixed term for one year with the possibility for extension dependent on external grant funding.
What will you be doing?
Working within the Council’s Rough Sleeping Team across North Northamptonshire, you will deliver person centred, one to one support to rough sleepers housed within the RSAP properties, many of whom have experienced multiple exclusion homelessness.
You will be providing advice, guidance, and assistance to ensure that the accommodated individuals are able to successfully sustain their accommodation, develop social and independent living skills and make positive changes to their lives.
You will also effectively liaise with a range of colleagues, partners, and other agencies to ensure appropriate support is accessed to meet their individual needs.
About you
You will have experience of working in a support role, including assessment, support planning and advocacy and an ability to work with vulnerable people with complex needs.
Working effectively as part of a team and with the ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues and service users, you will be able to work well under your own initiative and prioritise your workload.
To succeed in the role, you must be focused on achieving positive outcomes, have excellent communication skills and demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
For further information or an informal chat about the role please contact either Sarah Laycock on 07762 410027, Suzanne Jackson on 07920 790890 or Carly Hohn on 07738 803242.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
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We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
