Partnerships and Policy Officer (Homelessness)

Chorley Council & South Ribble Council; Leyland; Hybrid; GBP 41.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

25 days annual leave

Hybrid/agile working from day one

Local Government pension

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cashback website access

Volunteering days

Free parking

Car Allowance

Zusammenfassung

Chorley Council & South Ribble Council are seeking a Partnerships and Policy Officer (Homelessness) based at the Civic Centre, Leyland. This full-time, 12-month fixed-term role offers an opportunity to influence homelessness policy, support housing decisions and strengthen partnership working.

You will review homelessness cases, respond to information requests, and work with statutory and voluntary partners to prevent homelessness and improve outcomes for residents.

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience in Housing Options, homelessness, and housing law.
• Confident decision-maker with analytical skills to interpret legislation.
• Skilled communicator for clear, accurate written responses.
• Collaborative relationship-builder with internal teams, statutory partners and voluntary sector organisations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to customer focus and delivering quality services.

Aufgaben

• Undertaking homelessness reviews and supporting legally robust decision making in line with legislation, guidance and case law.
• Preparing responses to Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests, complaints, appeals and Member enquiries.
• Working with partner organisations, referral agencies and voluntary sector colleagues to strengthen housing pathways.
• Promoting awareness of homelessness duties and improving the quality and timeliness of referrals into the service.
• Supporting strategic work, reports and initiatives aimed at preventing homelessness and reducing housing need.

Kenntnisse

Housing options

Homelessness

Housing law

Analytical skills

Jobbeschreibung

About The Role

Role: Partnerships and Policy Officer (Homelessness) Location: Civic Centre, Leyland Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Salary: £41,177 - £42,123

Closing Date: 25th October 2026

Are you passionate about making a real difference for people facing homelessness, while using your expertise to review and ensure fair, robust and effective housing decisions? This is an opportunity to play a key role in our Housing Options Service, helping the Council meet its statutory duties, strengthen partnership working, and improve outcomes for residents at some of the most challenging points in their lives.

In this fixed-term role, you'll bring together your depth of understanding in housing legislation and recognised guidance, sound judgement and strong relationship-building skills to ensure high-quality homelessness decision making, and work collaboratively with partners to prevent homelessness wherever possible.

What you'll be getting up to

• Undertaking homelessness reviews and supporting legally robust decision making in line with legislation, guidance and case law.
• Preparing responses to Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests, complaints, appeals and Member enquiries.
• Working with partner organisations, referral agencies and voluntary sector colleagues to strengthen housing pathways.
• Promoting awareness of homelessness duties and improving the quality and timeliness of referrals into the service.
• Supporting strategic work, reports and initiatives aimed at preventing homelessness and reducing housing need.

Who we're looking for

• Someone with significant experience in Housing Options, homelessness, and housing law.
• A confident decision-maker with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret legislation and guidance.
• A skilled communicator who can produce clear, accurate and legally sound written responses.
• A collaborative relationship-builder who can work effectively with internal teams, statutory partners and voluntary sector organisations.
• Someone who can manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain excellent attention to detail.
• A person who shares our commitment to customer focus, working together, delivering quality services and making a positive difference for our communities.

Other requirements

• This role requires some travel around our borough. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
• Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking
• Car Allowance

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the \"Contact Us\" form on our careers website.

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They're at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the \"Contact Us\" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.