Job description
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
About the role
Our Housing Advice and Enabling Team support customers to find solutions for their housing issues by providing housing and financial advice and support, liaising with landlords and developing personalised housing plans with a firm focus on the prevention of homelessness.
As a Trainee Homelessness and Prevention Officer you’ll be developing over a 24-month period to become a Homelessness Prevention officer. You’ll be gaining key knowledge on homelessness legislation and the delivering of the service, with a combination of internal, external and on the job training.

While training you’ll be supporting the team in their key activities of –

• Outreach work with those who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping, in hospital and require support to return home.
• Providing housing options, advice and guidance to those who are homeless or threatened with homelessness with the aim to assist with prevention of homelessness at the earliest possible stage.
• Administering applications from residents approaching the Council as homeless or threatened with homelessness.
• The provision of temporary accommodation including the provision of private sector leased accommodation.
• Determining applications to join the Council’s Housing Waiting List

Please refer the Job description for details