Accommodation for Ex-Offender (AFEO) Partnership Project Officer

About the job

Salary: £36,363 - £39,152 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed term (up to March 2027)

Are you driven to make a lasting impact on some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community? We are seeking a dedicated Accommodation for Ex-Offender Partnership Project Officer to contribute to a highly effective, multi-agency response aimed at breaking the cycle of rough sleeping. In this pivotal role, you will support the council’s commitment to ending rough sleeping by taking the lead on designing, developing, and embedding a tailored housing pathway for individuals leaving prison or released within the past 12 months. This is a unique opportunity to shape a life-changing initiative and drive positive outcomes through strategic partnership working.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Accommodation for Ex-Offender Partnership Project Officer with strong English language and writing skills, and an objective, non-judgmental approach. You will have the ability to develop and manage effective operational processes and partnerships, ensuring high-quality service delivery across multiple agencies.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills are essential, as you will be required to gain commitment from a broad range of stakeholders in support of the AFEO service. You’ll be adept at managing a complex workload, setting priorities, and driving performance improvements to meet targets and enhance outcomes.

You will demonstrate strong analytical and data-handling abilities, with experience using reporting tools to present performance insights clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, including senior leadership. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) is key, enabling you to produce professional reports and presentations.

An in-depth understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion—along with relevant legislation—and a clear ability to apply these principles within service delivery are critical. Knowledge of offending behaviour, homelessness, and the barriers ex-offenders face in resettlement is also essential, along with a solid grasp of confidentiality in multi-agency environments.

You should bring experience working with adults facing chronic exclusion and complex needs, ideally within housing, homelessness, social care, or safeguarding settings. Relevant specialist training—such as Trauma-Informed Care, PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments), Motivational Interviewing, Coaching, or Reflective Listening—will be highly advantageous.

This role requires flexibility, initiative, and a readiness to travel locally and nationally to work with prisons, partner agencies, and other criminal justice settings.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

If you're passionate about creating safer communities and supporting meaningful change for vulnerable individuals, we invite you to apply and be part of this vital work.

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

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Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: JD LBC03880 Accommodation for Ex Offender Partnership Project Officer .pdf
• download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf