Support & Inclusion Officer Bournemouth, England
Job description
Housing
Support and Inclusion officers working across BCP
Are you passionate about supporting people and helping to prevent homelessness?
BCP is committed to ending homelessness in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole by ensuring everyone has a safe place to live that they can call home. We are looking for highly motivated Support and Inclusion Officers to join our front-line housing team to help deliver this vision. If you are passionate about supporting people to prevent homelessness, we have exciting career opportunities available.
You will have an awareness of homelessness and its many root causes, as well as an ability to put people at ease, exercise empathy and provide trauma informed support.
This rewarding role will challenge you every day to use your excellent people skills and problem-solving ability. You will be part of a supportive and motivated team, helping people in often complex and difficult situations, including homelessness.
If you have experience of working with people and the skills to;
- Communicate effectively
- Manage a caseload with competing demands
- Collaborate with other teams and partner agencies
- Provide tailored support to customers to maintain accommodation
- Find creative solutions to prevent homelessness
Then we want to hear from you!
Experience in this field is desirable but we are looking for those who have the right attitude and behaviours to learn and carry out this role.
Please read the job description and person specification and apply now!
Hybrid Working Opportunities and Flexible Working Available
We offer opportunities for training and professional development.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Person Specification for more details.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Colette Riggs 01202 123710 or Becki Parsons 01202 123365
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a recruitment event on 20th September 2023 between 9am – 11.30am. Interviews will follow this event if selected.
Previous applicants to this post need not apply.
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which all of our employees will move on to. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We’re hoping to implement these changes in 2024 and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes.
