Homelessness Prevention Officer

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Halifax; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is recruiting a Homelessness Prevention Officer to work directly with people who rough sleep or are at risk of rough sleeping. You will engage with individuals, provide tenancy support, and help them access rehousing options within Calderdale.

Role requires flexible hours, a full driving licence, and a clear DBS check. Right to work in the UK must be evidenced. Office-based with outreach across the borough.

Qualifications

• Experience of homelessness prevention or tenancy support work.
• Knowledge of rehousing options for homeless households in Calderdale.
• Experience with complex needs individuals.
• Full driving licence and use of a car is essential; DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Work with rough sleepers and at-risk individuals to prevent homelessness.
• Conduct outreach across Calderdale and assist with verification checks.
• Support late-night counts and annual homelessness counts as required.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

Post Ref: CC028

Please note: Internal at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

Calderdale strives to develop our community to be a more inclusive economy from which everyone benefits - to reduce inequality and build a financially and environmentally sustainable future. Within Calderdale the Housing Options Service assist members of the public to identify a wide range of tenancy and other housing issues and provide advice and support to residents to remain in their home or find alternative suitable accommodation.

• We are looking to recruit 1 Homelessness Prevention Officer to work directly with people who rough sleep, have a rough sleeping background or are at risk of rough sleeping. The people appointed should have experience of undertaking homelessness prevention or tenancy support work, working with complex needs individuals and have knowledge of the rehousing options available to homeless households in Calderdale.
• You will be required to operate flexibly, including outside of standard working hours, in order to undertake verification checks and conduct outreach to individuals sleeping rough across the Calderdale borough. In addition, the service must facilitate statutory monthly late-night counts usually between 10:00pm and 1:00am, as well as an annual count.
• The successful applicants must have a full driving licence and use of a car is essential as is a clear enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you’ll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year (unless exceptions apply) and meet the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/ we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.

All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

As part of our fair recruitment process, we ask that all applications are written by the candidate and that Artificial Intelligence (AI) use is limited, unless assistance is required as a reasonable adjustment for a disability. Content should be truthful, accurate, evidence based and not embellished - see guidance.

Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 12th November 2026