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Senior Housing Options Advisor


This is an exciting opportunity to join us here at Allerdale on a permanent basis, as a part time Senior Housing Options Advisor within our Customer Operations and Transformation Service Area. Relevant experience and knowledge is essential, along with a resilient and motivated attitude. 

Part Time: 22.5 hours per week, with no fixed days

Salary: Grade J £31,371 to £34,788 pro rata

Job Purpose:  To lead and manage Allerdale’s Housing Options Service which identifies housing needs intelligence for special needs clients and provides services for homeless households and other people needing support to find a home. Support Allerdales contribution to the Cumbria Housing Strategy, the Cumbria Homelessness Strategy and the Cumbria Supporting People Programme supporting and delivering new strategies and initiatives and to support and deliver all associated policies and procedures as advised by the Safety Resilience Homeless Manager. Contribute towards an understanding of special needs housing to inform other corporate responsibilities. To ensure that the Council’s duties to homeless households under the Housing Act 1996, as amended, are fulfilled. 

Closing Date for Applications: 17:30 on 05 April 2019

For further detail please refer to the attached job description.

To apply, send a completed application form to human.resources@allerdale.gov.uk

This role offers competitive benefits as follows:-

  • Annual leave entitlement of 23 days rising to 28 days after 5 complete years of continuous Local Government service and 31 days after 10 complete years (pro rata for part time workers)
  • Paid time off for the 8 statutory bank holidays (pro rata for part time workers)
  • Option to purchase additional annual leave
  • Pension scheme
  • Generous occupational sick pay scheme
  • Family friendly initiatives such as enhanced maternity allowance, occupational maternity/paternity/adoption pay, shared parental leave and childcare voucher scheme
  • Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Access to Occupational Health and counselling services
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Discounted optical care
  • The opportunity to take 2 paid volunteer days per year
  • Free parking
  • Employee wellbeing room provided for our staff to use. We run a range of activities such as craft classes and mindfulness
  • Various employee engagement activities.

 
 

Download the Job Description and Person Specification

Download an Application Form