Homeless Early Intervention Officer
Wiltshire CouncilTrowbridge, BA14 8JN, South West
Overview
This is a local council role (fixed-term) with Wiltshire Council based in Trowbridge, BA14 8JN. The advertised salary is £31,537 to £33,699. Applications close on 8 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
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Salary: £31,537 - £33,699 per annum
Hours per week: 37 hours
Temporary/Fixed term: Until March 2029
Interview date: To be confirmed upon shortlisting
Join us as a Homeless Early Intervention Officer and make a huge difference in your community.
Join us as a Homeless Early Intervention Officer and make a huge difference in your community.
Wiltshire Councils Homeless Early Intervention team focus on supporting households identified as being at high risk of becoming threatened with homeless by providing upstream and pre-preventative holistic support.
You'll have the chance to work from one of our hubs located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, or Salisbury as well as being expected to provide outreach advice and support in our communities across the county. There will be opportunities to work in a variety of environments such as hospitals, community drop-in centres and customers homes to target the support to the hardest to reach households in our community.
As a Homeless Early Intervention Officer, you will provide vital advice and support to our clients, empowering them to understand their tenure right, maintain their housing, and preventing homelessness. From supporting with maximising income and budgeting, to preventing family exclusion by mediation, to connecting them with essential services. You'll adopt a trauma informed approach and play a crucial role in navigating our customers through the challenges the current cost-of-living and housing crisis.
We're seeking candidates with an innovative and creative approach, capable of effectively handling challenging customers resistant to change.
Why us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.
Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customerfacing roles work entirely from their service location.
We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.
Contact details
Natalie McKenna, at Natalie.McKenna@Wiltshire.gov.uk.
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Application criteria
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While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.
Please refer to the attached role description and person specification for more details about this vacancy and it's duties.
Please refer to the attached role description and person specification for more details about this vacancy and it's duties.
- Please refer to the attached role description and person specification for more details about this vacancy and it's duties.
- Please refer to the attached role description and person specification for more details about this vacancy and it's duties.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer name
Wiltshire Council
Address
County Hall
Bythesea Rd
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
Wiltshire Council
Address
County Hall
Bythesea Rd
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
We hold 32 council vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £35,412. This role pays less than about 75% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 112 of them in South West.
You have 9 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Wiltshire Council has 64 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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