Early Prevention Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bury, BL9 0SW |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75719053 |
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About the role
x1 full time Early Prevention Worker (fixed term contract for 2 years)
Grade 9
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Homelessness and Housing Options Team in the form of the Early Prevention Worker role. The Early Prevention Worker plays a vital role in preventing homelessness by providing targeted support, advocacy, and housing advice to individuals and families at risk. Acting as a key link between the community and statutory services, the postholder will manage a high and varied caseload, offering person-centred, holistic support that addresses both immediate housing needs and underlying issues. Working closely with the Homeless and Housing Options Service, as well as a wide range of partnersincluding schools, GPs, outreach teams, and voluntary organisationsthe role focuses on early identification, intervention, and sustained prevention. The Early Intervention Worker leads on multi-agency collaboration, delivers bespoke training, and ensures that clients are connected to the right services at the right time.
The role requires key skills and experience:
- Strong knowledge of housing legislation, statutory guidance, and rough sleeping, particularly in relation to homelessness
- Experience supporting individuals and families with complex needs using a person-centred approach
- Excellent customer service skills
- Experience in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Committed to Equality, Diversity, Customer Care, and delivering high-quality services
- Able to work flexibly across different locations and participate in out-of-hours duties on a rota basis
This role will sit within the Rough Sleeper Team, with the postholder reporting directly to the Rough Sleepers Co-ordinator.
The postholder will be required to work flexibly from various locations across the borough and carry out visits in response to service demand.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings and weekends.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Ellie Costello - Rough Sleepers Co-ordinator on 01612537297
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