Our BenefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage… A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes+Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.About the roleAre you looking for an exciting opportunity to gain more experience within the Local Authority and develop your knowledge and understanding of Homelessness?The Cambridgeshire Housing First Project require 1 full time (37 hours) Business Officer to support the team. The post is initially funded for 1 year with the expectation that it will be extended to 18 months to cover an internal secondment. Housing First is a housing and support approach which:Gives people who have experienced homelessness and chronic health and social care needs a stable home from which to rebuild their lives.Provides intensive, person-centred, holistic support that is open-ended.Places no conditions on individuals; however, they should desire to have a tenancy.Based on seven principles, Housing First helps to ensure that individuals have a right to a home, have the choice about where they live, and are supported to identify their strengths and goals. Housing First provision relies on staff being committed to the ethos, applying a proactive ‘can do, will do’ approach, that focuses on the long-term goal of supporting people to access and sustain tenancies and maximising connectivity with the local community.The Cambridgeshire Housing First Project supports individuals facing multiple disadvantage across the county who have experienced long term homelessness and have been unsuccessful in navigating traditional homeless housing pathways.Your role will be supporting the work of the Housing First team as well as completing various administration tasks.If you are interested in this opportunity and have questions about the role, please contact Andrew Moore, Housing First Service Managerandrew.moore@cambridgeshire,gov.ukThe closing date for applications is Sunday 1 December 2024 at Midnight.About youPlease evidence on your supporting statement how you meet the criteria of the person specification. Please note, you do not need to meet all the essential criteria to be able to apply. We are looking for a person who is keen to learn and have a genuine interest in homelessness and the challenges faced by the individuals we support. About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
