Housing Led Officer (FTC 18 months)

Bracknell Forest Council; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Bracknell Forest Council is seeking a Housing Led Officer to support people experiencing homelessness, helping them secure stable tenancies and access essential services. You will provide intensive, person-centred support to individuals with complex needs and help them progress toward long-term accommodation.

The role is full-time on an 18-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working. It requires regular presence at the Time Square office (minimum 2 days per week) and flexible remote work to

Responsibilities

• Assess risks and accommodation suitability for customers.
• Maintain detailed case records and review progress.
• Manage a small caseload and work with customers in homes to resettle and build life skills.

Job description

Our Housing Led Officers play a vital role in helping people who are experiencing homelessness to build stable, independent futures. Through intensive, flexible and person-centred support, you will work alongside individuals with complex needs to establish and sustain tenancies, access essential services and progress towards long-term, permanent accommodation.

Alongside providing practical and emotional support, the role carries important assessment, safeguarding and decision‑making responsibilities. This will include assessing risks and accommodation suitability, maintaining detailed case records and regularly reviewing customer progress.

At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well‑managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.

This role includes an expectation to work from our Time Square office a minimum of 2 days per week, alongside flexible working arrangements.

This is a full time, 18 month fixed term contract.

About you...

As a Housing Led Officer, you will be a proactive and compassionate individual able to provide intensive, person-centred support to customers with multiple and complex needs.

You will help customers establish and sustain tenancies, build independence, access specialist services and work towards long-term, stable accommodation.

You will manage a small caseload and work proactively with customers, often within their own homes, to assess their needs and risks, develop personalised support and resettlement plans, and build the practical skills needed to successfully manage a home.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Housing Led Officer (FTC 18 months)

Company: Bracknell Forest Council Salary: £39,279 to £43,839 a year Hours: Full‑time Location: Bracknell, RG12 1JD Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Temporary Posting date: 10 Nov 2026 Closing date: 24 Nov 2026

Summary

Our Housing Led Officers play a vital role in helping people who are experiencing homelessness to build stable, independent futures. Through intensive, flexible and person-centred support, you will work alongside individuals with complex needs to establish and sustain tenancies, access essential services and progress towards long-term, permanent accommodation.

Alongside providing practical and emotional support, the role carries important assessment, safeguarding and decision‑making responsibilities. This will include assessing risks and accommodation suitability, maintaining detailed case records and regularly reviewing customer progress.

At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well‑managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.

This role includes an expectation to work from our Time Square office a minimum of 2 days per week, alongside flexible working arrangements.

This is a full time, 18 month fixed term contract.

About you...

As a Housing Led Officer, you will be a proactive and compassionate individual able to provide intensive, person-centred support to customers with multiple and complex needs.

You will help customers establish and sustain tenancies, build independence, access specialist services and work towards long-term, stable accommodation.

You will manage a small caseload and work proactively with customers, often within their own homes, to assess their needs and risks, develop personalised support and resettlement plans, and build the practical skills needed to successfully manage a home.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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