Job Purpose

ECC Adult Social Care, through effective practice, is moving towards a transformational shift from a focus on long-term care support, to a model with four key principles :- prevention; early intervention; enablement and safeguarding. This will enable people, their families and carers to be able to access information and tools to live healthily and independently. Providing an opportunity to respond pro-actively to growing service demand in a sustainable way, within the financial constraints of the

Council.

This role will optimise adults being able to access appropriate housing opportunities by providing support, advice and acting as a central point of contact for internal and external staff within a quadrant or geographical area. The role works collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to identify those who may wish to move to independent or supported living accommodation and ensuring the ability to satisfy local demand will be essential. It requires the development of strong communication links with all key agencies and other housing providers to facilitate housing solutions for adults within Essex

Service/Functional Accountabilities

Responsible for providing housing advice and guidance to operational staff to ensure fully informed as to options in supporting service users with a housing need.

Responsible for keeping accurate recording and developing a clear analysis of the demand for supported living in their locality to ensure clear understanding of local needs, developing plans to meet those needs.

Work collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to ensure able to develop, deliver and maintain a range of appropriate and high quality accommodation solutions.

Support operational, commissioning and commercial colleagues with information and recommendations about housing related supply, demand and opportunities.

Contribute to further development of a range of accommodation supply to ensure optimum opportunity and usage of available supported housing in Essex.

Contribute to the development and the delivery of the housing agenda both within a quadrant and across Essex.

Working proactively and collaboratively with internal and external partners in navigating the range of services and processes with which they may need to engage with to access housing.

Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Educated to degree level and/or equivalent by experience and evidence of continuing professional development in line with Housing qualifications such as the CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice.

• Experience within a housing and social care environment with evidence of challenging social and family situations.

• Strong communication skills and an ability to develop a rapport and engage with diverse groups of individuals.

• Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for vulnerable adults.

• Evidence of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention.

• Experience of partnership and inter-agency working with evidence of achievements.

• Understanding of national and local policies in relation to housing and social care planning and service delivery.

• Effective communication skills across a broad range of audiences, able to adapt their style.

To read more about us please visit: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/adult-social-care/ 

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found here pay and reward

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