Careers Site Advertising End Date
27 Jun 2025
All Departments
Housing Strategy
Advertising Salary
£36,124 - £39,513 per annum
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Full time

About The Role

Are you passionate about tackling homelessness and have experience of working in outreach or homelessness?  If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you. You will manage outreach activities targeted at individuals who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. This role will involve supporting a team of Outreach Officers, working collaboratively with other agencies, and ensuring that vulnerable individuals are provided with appropriate support to facilitate their access to housing and other vital services.
 
You will be responsible for ensuring:
  • Collaborative working with a range of agencies to prevent and reduce rough sleeping
  • Rough sleepers are engaged and supported into stable accommodation

Closing date: 27 June 2025

Interview date: TBC

About You

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they have the following skills, knowledge and work experience:
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership, problem solving and IT skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of homelessness legislation, rough sleeping strategies, and relevant housing policies
    Understanding of the challenges faced by rough sleepers
    Familiarity with safeguarding procedures and risk assessments
    Experience in outreach work, homelessness services, or similar roles
    Experience in leading teams and working in partnership with external agencies
    Experience in case management and developing support plans for vulnerable individuals.
You will be compassionate, non-judgmental, and committed to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals.  You will be resilient, adaptable and solution focussed.
 
 

About Us

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.

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