Rough Sleeper Co-ordinator

Job Title: Rough Sleeper Co-ordinator

Grade: BR13

Salary: £46,952 to £50,867

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 36 hours per week

Working Hours: Monday – Friday 9-5

Location: Bromley Civic Centre

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2 days per week office attendance

In Bromley, we are committed to providing services to assist people in finding and maintaining housing solutions which meet their needs. We are looking to recruit a Rough Sleeping Co-ordinator to lead and empower the Single Homelessness Pathway Team. The team currently work with single people, who could be rough sleepers, hospital discharges, ex-offenders, refugees and vulnerable complex customers.

The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who has the ability to promote an innovative approach to problem solving and can provide high quality support and guidance to a multi-disciplinary team. The Housing Options Service has a strong focus on performance management and financial reporting. They work cohesively with the Department Levelling Up, Homes and Communities and other sub-regional boroughs to deliver the local/regional rough sleeping delivery plan. The ability to communicate and work effectively with staff, customers, accommodation providers and partner organisations to achieve successful outcomes for our single homeless applicants (who are primarily rough sleepers) is essential for this role. Experience in customer engagement, especially with vulnerable people is also helpful.

As well as experience in offering housing advice and assistance to customers, you will also have knowledge of statutory homelessness legislation and obligations.

If you wish to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email Calvin Pearson at calvin.pearson@bromley.gov.uk or Jacqui Lansley at Jacqueline.Lansley@bromley.gov.uk.

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.

We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to contact the Recruitment Team regarding the application process, please email Recruitment.Team@bromley.gov.uk. Please note we do not accept CV submissions emailed to us, please apply using the 'Apply now' button on our website.