Tenancy Support and Sustainment Officer

1 week ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Suffolk Advertising (SCC) Full time

**West Suffolk Council - West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU**:

- **£30,825 - £35,745 per annum**:

- **37 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**:

- **Reference: 0540**

A home is more than just a roof over someone’s head - it’s where individuals and families find their security, safety and stability. Working in this team gives you the chance to be part of tackling what is one of the biggest challenges in our society: the challenge to help people find a home and retain a home.

We have a dynamic Housing Options and Homelessness team and are looking to expand the team further. As a **Tenancy Support and Sustainment Officer**, you could be part of a team that makes such a difference and transforms lives, working for an organisation that is at the forefront of innovative thinking in the public sector.

**About the role**

We are seeking to recruit two tenancy support and sustainment officers with a responsibility to work with vulnerable people to relieve homelessness and to support them to move on to more suitable accommodation. This will be achieved by assisting and encouraging customers to meet their personalised housing plans and helping them to access support from a wide range of agencies.

**What you will need**

You should be a self-motivated person and be able to develop strategies to ensure you support customers to develop skills to manage tenancies whether that be in temporary accommodation, private sector or social housing. You should be creative and an excellent team player.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.

**Why work for us? Our benefits include**:

- A generous pension scheme (LGPS) including life assurance (a payment of three times your annual salary).
- Flexible working options to enable work/life balance.
- Agile working (ability to work in the office and from home) with work being an activity we do, not a place we go.
- Access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services.
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and spread the cost over your salary).
- Rail and bus staff discounts.
- A range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme.
- Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres.
- A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning.
- Modern office accommodation.

**Closing date: 1.00 pm, 9 April 2024**.

**Interview date: 23 April 2024.**

West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 councils for climate action and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2030.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

**Salary**: £30,825.00-£35,745.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 0540



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