Homeless Support Officer at Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils

Position Homeless Support Officer
Posted 28 May 2026
Expired 27 Jun 2026
Company Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
Location Pershore | GB
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

Latest job information from Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils for the position of Homeless Support Officer. If the Homeless Support Officer vacancy in Pershore matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

Please note that applying for a job may not always be easy, as new candidates must meet certain qualifications and requirements set by the company. We hope the career opportunity at Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils for the position of Homeless Support Officer below matches your qualifications.

Salary: 28,598 - 31,022 per annum (Pay award pending)

HomelessSupportOfficer

37 hours per week,Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2027

28,598 - 31,022 per annum (pay award pending)

Working in housing can be incredibly rewarding as you can make a real difference to peoples lives. We are looking to recruit an experienced housing professional to provide a focus on supporting people at risk of homeless and those at risk of rough sleeping, to both prevent and to relieve homelessness.

The postholder will be expected to provide assertive outreach, to assess needs and any underlying causes that may result in the customer becoming homeless, advising on options and ensuring their needs are met.

This job role will involve working with those at risk of homelessness and helping customers who are sleeping rough to move off the streets and into emergency accommodation, to create a pathway plan into sustainable housing that includes addressing barriers to re-housing. To deliver a pre-tenancy programme for those living within emergency accommodation.

The postholder will be required to work in partnership to provide an integrated homeless prevention programme and to attend meetings and liaise with outside organisations as required.

Please note, the successful postholder will require a standard DBS check, which will be undertaken as part of our pre-employment checks.

About you

The successful candidate will:

  • Be customer focused and dedicated to providing an excellent service
  • Have previous experience of working in a housing or customer service environment
  • Be a team player who can work well with others and is able to innovate / act on own initiative whilst being responsive to the needs of others
  • Have good I.T. skills
  • Be able to prioritise a varied workload
  • Be able to deal with difficult situations in a calm and caring manner
  • Have a sound working knowledge of housing including welfare benefits and the underlying causes of homelessness and associated needs such as mental health, substance misuse and alcohol dependency.
  • Be advising and assisting all customers on complex housing matters relating to homelessness with a focus on partnership working. An aptitude for working with people who may display challenging behaviour and be experiencing difficult circumstances
  • Be required to travel across the district to attend meetings and appointments

What we can offer

Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver our We are WychavonDistrict Council plan (attached) to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

  • Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
  • Committed training programme and development opportunities
  • Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
  • Discounted Gym and swim membership
  • Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

To discuss the post or for further information, please callLisa Williams, Principal Housing Officer onoption 5 or .

Closing date: Sunday 31 May 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 10 June 2026

Please note: If we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.

Attached documents
We are Wychavon Plan
Job Description
Employee Benefits

Location: Pershore

Job Info:

  • Company: Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
  • Position: Homeless Support Officer
  • Work Location: Pershore
  • Country: GB

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