13 housing officer jobs found

Park Warden Location: Belfast (East & West Areas) Pay Rate: £15.82 per hour Hours: 37 hours per week Start Date: Immediate Hatched Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of Belfast City Council for Park Wardens to support the safety, security, and management of parks and open spaces across Belfast. This role is ideally suited to candidates with experience in security, patrols, venue or facility opening and closing, public safety, enforcement, community safety, or dealing with anti-social behaviour. Key Responsibilities Patrol parks, cemeteries, allotments and open spaces. Open, secure and inspect council facilities and buildings. Enforce park by-laws, dog control orders, litter regulations and alcohol restrictions. Respond to incidents of anti-social behaviour and public disorder. Challenge inappropriate behaviour and provide guidance to park users. Gather information and evidence relating to incidents and complaints. Complete detailed incident, inspection and enforcement...

Tenancy Support Officer (New Builds) * Demonstrated experience of working with social tenants preferably with local authority but not essential * Ability to attend meetings, panels or case conferences and present difficult and complex cases * A working knowledge in understanding changes in legislation in housing and support services * Experience of working with a range of vulnerable tenants and families from under 18‘s to the older person living in their own homes. * Experience and knowledge of current welfare benefits and housing benefits * Experience of effective Casework Management, Referral Processing, Assessment, Support Planning, providing tenancy advice and recognising Risk * Ability to work intensively with tenants who require tailored support to settle into their tenancies and sustain them. * Ability to draft correspondence reports and collating and maintaining accurate statistics relating to the Tenancy Support work. * Problem solving skills and...

Locum Children's Social Worker – Duty Team St Helens £35.37 per hour (Umbrella) An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Duty Team in St Helens on a locum basis. This fast-paced frontline team is responsible for responding to referrals from MASH, undertaking assessments, managing Section 47 investigations, and progressing Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Public Law Outline (PLO) work. You will play a key role in ensuring children receive timely and effective interventions, with the child's welfare at the centre of all decision-making. The Duty Team provides short-term intervention, holding cases until assessments are completed and plans are established before stepping cases down or transferring them to longer-term teams where required. Key Responsibilities: * Respond to referrals and complete statutory assessments * Manage CIN, CP, and PLO cases * Undertake Section 47 investigations * Work...

Nottingham City Council Social Worker – Child in Need Team Pay Rate: £37.50 per hour Hours: 37 per week Contract: Locum About the Role Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its Child in Need Team. You will work with children and families requiring support and intervention to improve outcomes, reduce risk, and prevent concerns from escalating. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with families while working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver effective, child-centred plans. Key Responsibilities Complete Child and Family Assessments under the Children Act. Manage a caseload of Child in Need and Child Protection cases where required. Develop and implement effective support and safeguarding plans. Undertake direct work with children and families. Work collaboratively with education, health, police, and partner agencies. Prepare high-quality reports for conferences, reviews, and court...

Nottingham City Council Social Worker – Child Protection and Court Team Pay Rate: £37.50 per hour Hours: 37 per week Contract: Locum About the Role Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its Child Protection and Court Team. You will work with children and families where significant safeguarding concerns have been identified, managing complex Child Protection cases and care proceedings to ensure children are protected and achieve positive outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to undertake meaningful direct work with families while managing court-related responsibilities within a supportive and experienced team. Key Responsibilities Undertake Section 47 enquiries and Child and Family Assessments. Manage complex Child Protection cases and Public Law Outline (PLO) work. Initiate and progress care proceedings where required. Prepare high-quality court statements, assessments, and reports. Attend court hearings and work closely with...

Team Manager – Children's Social Care Location: Lambeth, London Rate: £45.20 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: Locum We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to join a busy Children's Social Care service in Lambeth. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident leader with a strong background in safeguarding and children's services to manage and support a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisors. The Role You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a frontline Children's Social Care team, ensuring high-quality practice, effective safeguarding, and positive outcomes for children and families. You will provide supervision, oversee caseloads, monitor performance, and work closely with partner agencies to deliver an effective and responsive service. Key Responsibilities * Lead, supervise, and support a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisors. * Manage team performance, workload allocation, and service delivery. * Ensure statutory duties and...

Your new company Birmingham City Council are looking to recruit a qualified Social Worker for their Discharge to Access (D2A) Service. The team supports the assessment and support planning for citizens who have left the hospital with a short-term service and require support to determine the longer term support needed where applicable. There is also a subteam which covers Summer Hill Terrace, which is part of the Homeless Pathway. Your new role You will work as part of the Discharge to Assess Community Social Work Team to deliver on-person-centred practices where citizens are enabled to exercise choice, control, independence, and build resilience with a focus on prevention and early intervention to support, provide guidance and signposting in addition to assessments, via the 3 Conversations model, in accordance with the Care Act 2014. Homeless Pathway cases can be quite complex as the support in Summer Hill Terrace deals with complex housing issue relating to, substance misuse...

Connect2Kent exclusively recruits on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC), supporting them in hiring both Locum and Permanent Social Workers across the county. With an Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding', KCC offers an exceptional environment for social work professionals looking to make a real impact. We are currently seeking qualified and passionate Social Worker's to join the South Kent Children with Disabilities team 0-18 based in Ashford. If you are enthusiastic, dedicated, and ready for a new challenge, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in one of the UK's most desirable regions. Purpose of the Job: Manage a caseload of disabled children and young people aged 0-25 to assess, plan, monitor and review the support/personal assistance needs of service users, working in a person-centred way. Work with the service users and their families/carers to develop a package of support/assistance as they prepare to become adults and in their early adult life that promotes...

Description Key responsibilities as Deputy Officer in Charge will include: As a Deputy Manager, you will assist in the management and administration of the home, ensuring it meets all regulatory standards and provides an excellent standard of care to the children and young people who may stay for up to 12 weeks. The aim is to understand their needs in greater depth and secure a placement better suited to meet them. Ensuring that young people receive a sensitive service, which best meets their social, racial, medical, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health and wellbeing needs Ensuring that young people are empowered to have a voice when making decisions about their lives, futures and encouraging independence Building positive relationships with families and others, ensuring consultation and participation Ensuring integration with the local community by using local facilities whilst developing and maintaining relationships. Assisting the manager...

Description Key Responsibility To have led responsibility for meeting the performance targets of the team and to report these to managers and staff as required. To manage budgets and expenditure to ensure that resources are optimised in line with eligibility criteria and priority levels as prescribed in assessment and care management policies and procedures, financial regulations, and ensure value for money. To provide leadership, ensuring effective working relationships with other parts of Children's Services, the Departments (Education, Housing and Adult Social Care), external agencies (Health, police, etc.) and the third sector. minimum 3 days in the office. Qualification – Essential GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics. Diploma in Social Work or equivalent. Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Social Media and CRM. Please note: Only candidates who fully meet these strict requirements will be considered. Thorough knowledge of...

Interim Procurement Officer, Public Health team 6 Months - On going Hybrid - 2 days in County Hall, Dorchester * Neg depending on experience. Up to £500 a day Inside IR35 Background Emphasised the need for experience in using both the Probation Act and the Provider Selection Regime. The Public Health team at Dorset Council work very closely with the Public Health team at BCP Council and have many shared contracts. Most of these contracts are currently hosted by Dorset Council on behalf of both local authorities. The disaggregation of the former pan-Dorset public Health team in April 2025 has increased the complexity of commissioning arrangements and generated additional procurement work. We have identified a need for additional procurement capacity to help manage the high volume of contract changes and new contracts that are required. Some work will be led by Dorset Council with other projects led by BCP Council. Work required in the next 12 months includes: Support for...

Interim Assistant Director of Adult Social Care Rate:£(Apply online only)/ Day umbrella Location: Shirehall Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND Hybrid - Two days a week on site – Tuesday and Thursday. We are seeking an experienced and credible senior leader to help shape and deliver high-quality adult social care services. The Assistant Director will provide leadership across operational services, drive service improvement, ensure statutory and regulatory compliance, and champion person-centred, strengths-based approaches to practice. Role: To provide operational and strategic leadership for Adult Social Care in Shropshire, ensuring high quality, lawful, person-centred services that promote independence, safeguard vulnerable adults, and deliver strong outcomes for residents. The postholder would be expected to lead service improvement, ensure regulatory readiness, manage performance and risk, and work corporately with partners across health, care, housing and the...

Our client is seeking experienced Caseworkers to play a key role in a high-profile government initiative supporting eligible Afghan nationals and their families who assisted UK operations. This is a sensitive and high-impact position within the Defence sector, ideal for individuals with strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and emotional resilience. Key Responsibilities * Manage and progress casework in line with government policy, ensuring fair, well-documented, and transparent decisions. * Analyse complex information from multiple sources to reach accurate conclusions. * Handle confidential and, at times, distressing material with professionalism and care. * Work to daily case targets while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality. * Communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. * Ensure full compliance with data protection and information security requirements. Essential Skills &...