About the vacancy Vacancy ID: 1175
Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council
Section: Housing Advice
Number of vacancies: 1
Contract type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Llanelli
Grade: Grade F
Salary: £27,711 - £31,586
If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly
Hourly Rate : £14.36 - £16.37
Contract Hours 37
Come and join our team We are looking to appoint a versatile, flexible and adaptable candidate who can work in a demanding work environment providing advice and assistance in matters relating to housing and homelessness.
You will be working within the Pre-Accommodation team and will be responsible for supporting with the administration of tenancy transfers, property inspections and signups for our temporary accommodation portfolio.
You will be required to provide advice and assistance to people in housing need, using various legislation to ensure correct information is given.
The successful applicant will have excellent IT skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people, including vulnerable persons who may present with complex and challenging behaviour.
For an informal discussion, please contact Maria Brookfield on 07971 837650.
Job Description: Housing Casework Assistant (Homelessness) (27 07 22) - Cym-DBS final.pdf - 205KB Opens in a new window
DBS level: A Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job
Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level
Closing Date: 31/01/2025, 23:55
The Rewards We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- Competitive salary
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
- Access to staff health and wellbeing support
- Personal development and career progression
- Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
Additional Information We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool. Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work.
P lease Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.
