Homeless Prevention Advisor

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Job summary

An established social service organization is seeking a Homeless Prevention Advisor to join their Family Adolescent Support Team. This role involves delivering a countywide service to prevent youth homelessness and ensure young people receive appropriate support. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and an understanding of homelessness legislation. Flexible working options are available, and the position is permanent and full-time with a salary up to £35,235 per annum.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support and recognition

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Qualifications

• Experience working with homeless or at-risk young people, including care-experienced individuals.
• Strong grasp of homelessness legislation and prevention strategies.
• Ability to analyse complex situations and manage emotional demands.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Confident using IT systems and able to travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Joint Assessments with Housing staff for homeless young individuals.
• Collaborate with agencies to prevent entry into care.
• Ensure young people are informed about support services.
• Co-facilitate training sessions on youth homelessness.
• Build working relationships with various councils and services.

Skills

Experience working with homeless or at-risk young people

Strong grasp of homelessness legislation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

About the Team:?

Exciting Opportunity: Homeless Prevention Advisor – Family Adolescent Support Team (FAST)

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate Social Worker to join our established Family Adolescent Support Team (FAST) in a permanent, full-time role based in the East Team.

FAST provides high-quality, targeted support to some of Warwickshire’s most vulnerable teenagers. Our work focuses on young people and families under Child in Need plans, particularly where the primary concerns involve extra-familial harm, substance misuse, Tier 4 hospital discharges, and 16/17-year-old homelessness. We also support young people who are on the edge of care due to these complex issues.

As part of FAST, you will have the opportunity to work creatively within a multi-disciplinary setting, promoting disruption to contextual risks and increasing safety for young people in their communities. You will collaborate closely with a range of multi-agency professionals, including the police, safer neighbourhood teams, youth workers, and education providers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people while working in a supportive and innovative team environment.

Our Offer to you includes:?

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.??

• ?A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas???

• We also offer a Refer a Friend package?scheme for some roles, Terms?& Conditions apply?

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About the Role:?

Working hours: permanent and full time- 37 hours, with flexible working options available

?We are recruiting for the role of?Homeless Prevention Advisor?in our?FAST Team?covering?Warwickshire, based in East.

?We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Homeless Prevention Worker to join our FAST Team, delivering a countywide service across Warwickshire. This permanent, full-time role (37 hours per week) plays a vital part in preventing youth homelessness and ensuring that young people only enter care when it is truly in their best interests and no safe alternatives exist within their family or friendship networks.

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You will:

• Conduct Joint Assessments: Work closely with Housing staff to carry out joint assessments under the Joint Housing Protocol when 16/17-year-olds present as homeless and in need of accommodation.

• Prevent Entry into Care: Collaborate with agencies to explore safe alternatives within a young person’s family or friendship network, ensuring care is only considered when necessary.

• Provide Information and Access: Ensure young people are informed about where and how to access support services, helping them navigate available resources effectively.

• Deliver Training: Co-facilitate training sessions for both professionals and young people to raise awareness and understanding of youth homelessness and prevention strategies.

• Work Across Services: Build strong working relationships with district and borough councils, Safeguarding and Support Teams, The House Project, Children in Care Services, Independence Training Programmes, and Targeted Youth Support to deliver a coordinated response.

Salary: up to £35,235 per annum

?Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure?

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Key Requirements:?

• Relevant Experience: Experience working with homeless or at-risk young people, including care-experienced individuals and those involved in housing services.

• Knowledge & Understanding: Strong grasp of homelessness legislation, prevention strategies, and the ability to assess and plan support effectively.

• Analytical & Emotional Resilience: Able to analyse complex situations, manage emotional demands, and respond independently to challenges.

• Communication & Teamwork: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and produce high-quality reports under pressure.

• Practical Requirements: Confident using IT systems, able to travel across the county (driving licence required or reasonable adjustments considered), and subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.?
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?For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:

Homeless Prevention Advisor

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Working for Warwickshire –?This is the difference you make:?

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!??

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.? Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.??

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement.?The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit:?Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.???

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to?Vivup?benefits and discounts platform.??

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.?

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Additional Information:?

?Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS?code of practice?and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.?

?To discuss the role please contact Faye Rowan [e-mail]

Closing Date:??28th August 2025
Interview Date:??Week commencing 4th September 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact?[e-mail]?and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.?

??Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more??

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