Refugee Resettlement Officer

Refugee Resettlement Officer (Fixed Term Until 30.04.2025) (Ref: POS014034)

Hours and Pay

**Salary**

£29,777 - £32,076

**Salary Band**

£20,001 to £30,000

**Post Type**

Fixed Term

**Hours Per Week**

Full time

Job and Application details

**Categories**

Housing

**Directorate**

N/A

**Published Date**

09/02/2024

**Closing Date**

25/02/2024

Darlington Borough Council Housing Service is seeking to recruit an ambitious, professional, compassionate and enthusiastic individual to join our Refugee & Asylum Team.

You will establish supportive relationships with individuals. You will be the first point of contact with households displaced by war, disaster or famine in matters relating to housing and safeguarding, ensuring households are not at risk of homelessness.In addition you will offer advice and support with all aspects of establishing, managing and maintaining a tenancy.

You should have relevant experience in housing, social care and/or a support related field. Ideally, with experience of working with service users who may have specific or multiple social problems. You must have knowledge of housing issues and homelessness legislation. Experience of liaising with a wide range of agencies. Effective ICT skills, the ability to organise your own workload and the ability to use initiative and make decisions outside policy & procedure are important in this role.

Based in in Darlington with the flexibility for agile working you will work as part of a highly motivated team which is proactive and customer focussed. You will work with customers who are dealing with significant change in their lives, who need additional help and support. By working with and supporting these customers we contribute to the housing services aim to deliver clean, safe and thriving places where people want to live. This post if funded for 1 year on a full time fixed period (until 30.04.2025) Future funding is currently under review.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as: - 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
- Flexi-time scheme
- Flexible working
- Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
- Staff equality forums
- Green Car Leasing Scheme
- Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
- Physiotherapy service
- Confidential counselling service
- Great wellbeing offer
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
- Local and National retailer discounts
- Arriva Employee Travel Club

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. For a further informal discussion please contact Lyndsey Robinson on 01325 405951.