Housing Advisor - Cambridge

<h2>Housing Advisor - Cambridge </h2><p ><strong >The Role and About the Person you are looking for: </strong> </p><p >We are recruiting for a fixed term Housing Advisor to work in our busy Housing Advice Service. </p><p >The role is responsible for carrying out statutory functions under homelessness legislation; offering tailored housing advice and options to prevent and relieve homelessness and advising on the rights of tenants under housing laws. </p><p >If you have experience of working within homelessness legislation, landlord and tenant law or have practical experience of decision making and offering complex advice to customers with a range of needs; the ability to work under pressure on your own initiative and as part of a busy team, and enjoy a challenge, then we would like to hear from you. </p><p >An Enhanced DBS check is required for this post.  </p><p ><a ><strong >What we can offer </strong> </a><strong >: </strong> </p><ul><li >A variety of learning and development opportunities via a range of sources and methods </li><li >Access to the highly valued <a >Local Government Pension Scheme </a> (LGPS) </li><li >Additional Voluntary Contribution (Shared AVC) Scheme </li><li >Agile and Flexible working </li><li >Annual leave purchasing scheme </li><li >Annually negotiated pay and award progression </li><li >Confidential advice and support via an Employee Assistance Programme </li><li >Cycle to Work Scheme </li><li >Family friendly policies </li><li >Flexible Bank Holidays </li><li >Free swimming at CCC swimming pools </li><li >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) </li><li >Gym Membership salary sacrifice scheme </li><li >Home & Electronics salary sacrifice scheme </li><li >Lifestyle Savings with over 750 discounts from the UK’s leading retailers, restaurants, supermarktes, attractions and more </li><li >Professional Membership Fees paid for, dependent on role </li><li >Relocation Assistance may be payable in approved cases </li><li >Staff reward and recognition framework- including annual staff awards ceremony </li><li >Subsidy for public transport </li><li >Your Care dynamic wellbeing platform </li> </ul><p ><strong >Hours: </strong>This is a full-time role, for 37 hours per week </p><p ><strong >Working Pattern: </strong>Monday to Friday </p><p ><strong >Contract: </strong>Fixed Term until 31 March 2028 </p><p ><strong >Salary: </strong>£37,280 - £41,771 per annum (City Pay Band 5) </p><p ><strong >Location: Our </strong>Mandela House office in Cambridge with some flexibility to work from home. </p><p ><strong >More Information:    </strong> </p><p >You can click on the links here to find out more information about <a >Staff Pay and Benefits </a>, <a >Working for the Council </a>, our <a >Values & Behaviours </a>, <a >Equality & Diversity in Recruitment </a> or <a >Our People & Culture Strategy </a>. </p><p >If you would like an informal chat, please contact Dawn Hutchings on or email </p><p ><strong >Application Process:          </strong> </p><p >To be considered for this role, Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit an application.   </p><p >Internal candidates can apply by logging in to your <a >Employee Self-Serve </a> (<em>ESS </em>) and access the ‘Useful Links’ (<em>top right of the dashboard, under the person icon </em>) and click on ‘CCC Job Opportunities’. </p><p ><em>For City Council employees who apply for the role on a secondment basis, please note that you should refer to the </em><a ><em>Secondment Policy </em> </a><em>.  Please note that agreement will need to be obtained from your line manager before the secondment can be confirmed. </em> </p>