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Housing Home Visiting Officer
Location: Muriel Matters House, Hastings (hybrid working available)
Salary: £27,254 – £31,022 (Grade 8)
Contract: Indefinite, full-time (37 hours)

The Role:
As a Housing Home Visiting Officer, you’ll deliver a vital service that prevents homelessness before it happens. Working closely with residents, families, and partner organisations, you’ll carry out home visits, assess housing needs, mediate with relatives and landlords, and help people access safe and sustainable housing options.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You’ll have the autonomy to make a real impact while being supported by a collaborative and experienced housing team.
Key Responsibilities: 
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<li>Conduct home visits to households at risk of homelessness.</li>
<li>Assess the suitability of current living arrangements and explore options to prevent homelessness.</li>
<li>Work with families, friends, landlords, and agencies to resolve housing disputes and delay or prevent evictions.</li>
<li>Support people to access housing options, including private renting and social housing.</li>
<li>Maintain clear case records and liaise with internal teams to support homelessness assessments.</li>
<li>Actively promote housing solutions and alternatives to temporary accommodation or bed and breakfast placements.</li>
<li>Monitor cases and conduct follow-up visits to ensure positive outcomes are sustained.</li>
</ul>
About You:
Qualifications
<ul>
<li>GCSE English (Grade 9–4 / A–C) or equivalent.</li>
</ul>
Experience
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<li>Significant experience in a housing-related support role, or at least two years in an advisory role working directly with customers.</li>
</ul>
Knowledge
<ul>
<li>Understanding of the causes of homelessness and ways to prevent it.</li>
</ul>
Skills &amp; Abilities
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<li>Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work independently, manage a varied caseload, and remain calm under pressure.</li>
<li>Confident using Microsoft Office and maintaining accurate case records.</li>
</ul>
Other Requirements
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<li>Full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.</li>
<li>Ability to travel across the borough for home visits.</li>
</ul>
Why join us:
From Hastings Castle’s cliff-top views to the Old Town’s independent shops and cafés, Hastings is a brilliant place to build your career. Our offices are on the seafront within walking distance of Hastings Station (direct to London and Brighton). We’re committed to the town’s social, economic, cultural and environmental regeneration, and to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion where people can be themselves and thrive. We support healthy work/life balance and hybrid working.
Benefits include:
<ul>
<li>Local Government Pension Scheme (employee contribution rate for this salary band currently 6.5%).</li>
<li>27 days’ annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays; Christmas closure (retain up to 4 days).</li>
<li>Flexible working and supported hybrid arrangements (role-dependent).</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme, e-learning hub, mental health first aiders, lifestyle discounts, Cycle to Work, staff parking scheme, free eye tests, and more.</li>
</ul>
Additional Information:
For more information, please see the candidate job pack on our website.
How to apply:
If you’re ready to make an impact in a values-driven council and a vibrant coastal borough, we’d love to hear from you. Apply on Jobs Go Public to join Hastings Borough Council as our next Housing Home Visiting Officer.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are an equal opportunities employer.

Housing Home Visiting Officer

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Street Cleansing Operative
37 hours per week (7 day working pattern on a rota basis between 6am-10pm) 
£25,583 per annum
The successful candidate will undertake, either individually or as a member of a team, general duties relating to street &amp; beach cleansing to ensure that a high standard of cleansing is maintained across Hastings and St Leonards.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar street cleansing role, working outdoors and with the ability to operate a wide range of street cleansing equipment.
Full details and requirements for the role can be found in the job description and person specification.
The closing date is 31/10/2025.
Interviews will be held week commencing 03/11/2025.

Street Cleansing Operative

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The Role:
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Revenues and Benefits team at Hastings Borough Council.
The Revenues and Benefits team is responsible for the timely and accurate assessment of Housing Benefits and Council Tax Support claims in accordance with legislation/local scheme and service performance targets and the billing and recovery of Council Tax ensuring that collection rates and targets are achieved.
The ideal candidate will already have experience of working in a Revenues and Benefits environment and be eager to work across both the Revenues and Benefits services.
About You:
You will be a self-motivated and proactive individual educated to GCSE level equivalent (an IRRV Level 3 qualification or above is desirable but not necessary) and have:
<ul>
<li>A strong understanding of Housing Benefit and Council Tax legislation.</li>
<li>Experience of working in a Revenues and Benefits environment.</li>
<li>Experience of using NEC Revenues and Benefits software.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and organisational skills.</li>
<li>Resilience and the ability to work calmly under pressure.</li>
<li>A flexible and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities.</li>
</ul>
Why Work for Us?
This role comes with:
<ul>
<li>Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave rising to 32 days after 5 years, 35 days after 10 years and 37 days after 15 years. </li>
<li>Flexible working scheme to support you in achieving a good work/life balance. </li>
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Hybrid working – you can work from home to suit your personal circumstances attending the office as and when required. 
</li>
<li>Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).</li>
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<li>Access to lifestyle discounts and employee assistance programmes.</li>
<li>Professional development through our e-learning hub.</li>
<li>Cycle-to-Work scheme and more!</li>
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For more information about the role, please see the attached Candidate Job Pack.

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