Housing Pathway Advisor, Care Leavers
Job specification
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Leaving Care Team at Swindon Borough Council for a Housing Pathway Advisor working with young people aged 16 to 25 who have been in our care, supporting them to live independent lives and ensuring they have the right skills and opportunities to lead successful lives as they become adults. We are a service that has high ambitions and aspirations for all our young people.
We would be particularly interested to hear from candidates who have a background in working with adults who have been impacted by their emotional and mental health.
Your next role
As a Housing Pathway Advisor you will be involved in planning and delivering a range of activities, opportunities and services to young people including:
- Providing advice and support to young people
- Working under the requirements of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Leaving Care Act 2000, to reduce homelessness and support young people into appropriate accommodation.
- Work closely with Housing colleagues as well as the young person’s Pathway Advisor and Social worker within the service, to ensure that young people have the very best opportunity to succeed in their Housing Journey.
- Co-ordinating services, linking in with other agencies
Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role, please contact Kerry Sutcliffe at ksutcliffe@swindon.gov.uk
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk