Homes for Ukraine Support and Resettlement Officer
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG1 2HS |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6674 |
Summary
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months with a possibility of extension depending on funding.
Working Hours: 37 per week. 1 post available
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 (Level 4) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Byron House, 2a Maid Marion Way, Nottingham, NG1 2HS
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Make a Difference in the Lives of Others
Are you passionate about supporting people through challenging transitions and helping them build new lives in our city? We’re looking for a compassionate, proactive and organised individual to join the Migration team as a Homes for Ukraine Support and Resettlement Officer funded by the Government. This post provides vital advice, support and signposting, along with managing relationships between hosts and guests and stakeholders and helping our guests integrate into life in Nottingham.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Building relationships with Hosts and Guests, and welcoming new arrivals
- Leading on welfare visits and initial case work support by signposting Guests around health, education, housing and resettlement issues
- Safeguarding both hosts and guests
- Negotiation and mediation to avoid breakdown in relationships between Guests and Hosts.
- Partnership working and liaising with other statutory services and voluntary sector partners
- Advising, informing, and assisting Ukrainian guests on housing and tenancy matters and supporting Guests transition from host homes into private rental accommodation
- Assessing needs and finding solutions
About You
Essential Criteria we are looking for:
- Experience in refugee resettlement, social care, or community support case work.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to write reports, statements and correspondence to a high level
- Knowledge of safeguarding, welfare systems, and local services
- Negotiation, mediation and problem-solving skills
- IT and excellent organisational skills
- A commitment to Nottingham City Council’s values: Lead | Be Inclusive | Change & Innovate | Collaborate
· A DBS enhanced check for is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Bernard Adom, Homes for Ukraine Project Manager by email here
Closing Date: 4th January 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: w/c 12th January 2026
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