Housing Services Officer

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Salary: NJC Scale 6 SCP18-22 £31,537 - £33,699 per annum

Closing Date: 18th May 2026

The Housing Team at Fylde are looking to recruit a Housing Services Support Officer to provide frontline support within the Housing Service. This will be to assist decision making Housing Services Officers to manage caseloads and promote independence in individuals experiencing homelessness to actively engage with support services and source permanent accommodation.

The role is varied and will support the wider housing team to keep up to date records of client’s cases, monitor payments for contributions towards temporary accommodation costs and keep Personal Housing Plans up to date.

You will be expected to work on your own initiative and manage a varied caseload, across both private sector enforcement and homelessness and housing advice services.

You need to be a strong team player and can contribute to the efficient and effective performance of the wider housing team.

For full details please see the attached Job Description.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)