Job profile

We are recruiting Sheltered Housing Officers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours:  37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Various locations across the borough

Team: Housing Services

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £27,711 - £30,060 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Would you like to be part of a dynamic team delivering Housing Support to residents living in sheltered housing schemes across the borough? If so, we want to hear from you !

The successful candidate will undertake and review support plans, signpost to other agencies, monitor wellbeing, encourage social interaction and ensure compliance with health and safety. You will be supporting to deliver a service which enables residents to live independently and safely as well as working with other housing teams to carry out appropriate housing management.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Relevant Level 2 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales , or a National Certificate in Supported Housing.
• An Understanding of Health and Safety legislation and Supporting People legislation
• A commitment to providing a high quality customer care service.
• A full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to respond to any issues in a sheltered housing scheme.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alyson Colman / Joanne Winston on 01443811424 / 01443811426 or email colmaa@caerphilly.gov.uk  / winstje@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.  Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.  This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.