Internal Housing Advisor; Refugees & Migrants

** Internal Only Role ** - Housing Advisor (Private Rented Sector)

About the Role:

We have a vacancy for a Housing Advisor specialising in providing housing advice and carrying out statutory homelessness functions to refugee and migrants approaching the Council for housing assistance

What we’re looking for:

If you have experience of working within homelessness legislation and landlord and tenant law and are confident working on your own initiative within a busy service; managing a case load and dealing with people and are interested in this challenging but rewarding role, then we would like to hear from you.

DBS check required

What we can offer :

• A variety of learning and development opportunities via a range of sources and methods
• Access to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Additional Voluntary Contribution (Shared AVC) Scheme
• Agile and Flexible working
• Annual leave purchasing scheme
• Annually negotiated pay and award progression
• Confidential advice and support via an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• Free swimming at CCC swimming pools
• Generous annual leave allowance 25 days’ per annum, rising to 30 days’ after five years continuous service; plus 8 days public holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Gym Membership salary sacrifice scheme
• Home & Electronics salary sacrifice scheme
• Lifestyle Savings with over 750 discounts from the UK’s leading retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, attractions and more
• Professional Membership Fees paid for, dependent on role
• Relocation Assistance may be payable in approved cases
• Staff reward and recognition framework- including annual staff awards ceremony
• Subsidy for public transport
• Your Care dynamic wellbeing platform

Hours: This is a full-time role, for 37 hours per week.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Contract:
Permanent

Salary: £37,280 - £41,771 per annum (City Pay Band
5), pro rata for part time.

Location: Office based in central Cambridge with flexibility for some home working within the needs of the service.

More Information:

You can click on the links here to find out more information about Staff Pay and Benefits , Working for the Council , our Values & Behaviours , Equality & Diversity in Recruitment or Our People & Culture Strategy .

If you would like an informal chat, please contact Dawn Hutchings on or email

Application Process:

You can follow the on-screen instructions to ‘Apply Online’ and submit an application.

If you are an internal candidate you can apply by logging in to your Employee Self-Serve (ESS ) and access the ‘Useful Links’ (top right of the dashboard, under the person icon ) and click on ‘CCC Job Opportunities’.

Cambridge City Council is an Equal Opportunity employer and embraces diversity, creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

** This is an internal only role. **