Senior Housing Options Officer

Job Introduction

Senior Housing Options Officer – Rough Sleeping Prevention Team 

Our team mission in BCP is to prevent rough sleeping wherever possible and where it is not possible, ensure it is rare, brief and non-recurring.   

Are you a dynamic and solution focussed housing professional looking to work with singles and couples experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping? If yes, then we have the role for you! 

As a Senior Housing Options Officer you will share in the operational management of BCP’s single homelessness pathway including delivery of the supported housing programme and housing led initiatives.   

This role will challenge you to use your excellent customer service and problem-solving skills within a supportive and motivated team.  Contributing creativity and pursuit of positive solutions. 

If you have the skills to: 

• Provide day-to-day operational management of the Rough Sleeping Prevention Team including triage, assessment and crisis intervention.  
• Manage effective partnerships with key agencies including Rough Sleeping Outreach Teams, Adult Social Care, primary and secondary health services, drug and alcohol teams, the voluntary and faith-based sector and accommodation providers. 
• Foster co-production, strength based and trauma informed practice within the team 
• Managing the recruitment, performance and development of staff members

Then we want to hear from you!  Please read the job description and person specification and describe how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.  If you have found the role advertised on linked in, please follow the link to the BCP website and apply directly from this site.  

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 Becki Parsons on 01202 123365 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

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 is to be applicable for all employees. 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 are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.

DBS

BCP Council 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 Job Description or Role Profile for more details.