Solutions Officer Advice & Assessment Team

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Kirklees

Place

Skills & Regeneration

37

1

Across Kirklees

Permanent

7-9

28,624 - 36,124

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of to support you in and out of work.

The Housing Solutions Service offers a comprehensive housing options service to people in housing need. We focus on working with individuals to develop plans that help them retain or find alternative, good-quality, affordable homes to prevent or relieve homelessness.

As a Housing Solutions Officer, you will be responsible for liaising directly with customers and working in partnership to provide creative and innovative solutions to help resolve their housing needs and challenges.

• The Advice and Assessment (A&A) Team works with individuals aged 25+ and families.
• The Young People & Support (YP&S) Team is a dedicated team that provides a bespoke service to young people.

Both teams are made up of experienced and dedicated officers who support people to access and maintain housing. They also ensure that other support needs are met, including those related to health, education, employment, and learning.

The teams work closely with other housing colleagues and a range of internal and external partners.

We are looking for highly motivated, self-sufficient, and organised Housing Solutions Officers. This is a challenging yet highly rewarding role, playing an instrumental part in developing partnerships and delivering excellent services to meet the housing needs of vulnerable people with complex needs.

John Marsden is the manager for this role, please contact them on for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. If you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email or phone: and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

15 March 2026, 11:55 PM