DOMESTIC ABUSE HOUSING HUB OFFICER
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,597 to £35,412 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | HU1 1HP |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 33580 |
Summary
DOMESTIC ABUSE HOUSING HUB OFFICER - 2 POSTS
1 x 37 hours – maternity cover (approximately 12 months)
1 x 15 hours - part time, permanent – 15hrs - Thursday / Friday
The Domestic Abuse Housing Hub (DAHH) is part of the new Housing Access Service. Reporting to the Domestic Abuse Housing Hub Team leader. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in domestic abuse, providing specialist housing advice to survivors in a trauma-informed, risk led, client centred manner.
The Housing Access Service is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a comprehensive housing advice and options service designed to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping, help customers find realistic and sustainable housing solutions which meet their needs from a range of options.
The DAHH deal with all approaches to the Housing Access Service where domestic abuse is a factor. The caseload will be managed entirely by the team, including giving advice and support to prevent homelessness, determining and discharging the Council’s statutory duties, finding suitable housing solutions, enabling Sanctuary Scheme measures to be secured and developing comprehensive Personal Housing Plans to enable clients to move on with their lives.
Applicants must have previous experience working directly with survivors of domestic abuse and a strong working knowledge of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and Housing Act 1996 Part VII, effective communication and organisational skills, enthusiasm and teamwork abilities.
This post is open to women only: Section (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act applies.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tanya Ferguson, Domestic Abuse Housing Hub Team Leader, at tanya.ferguson@hullcc.gov.uk
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
1 x 37 hours – maternity cover (approximately 12 months)
1 x 15 hours - part time, permanent – 15hrs - Thursday / Friday
The Domestic Abuse Housing Hub (DAHH) is part of the new Housing Access Service. Reporting to the Domestic Abuse Housing Hub Team leader. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in domestic abuse, providing specialist housing advice to survivors in a trauma-informed, risk led, client centred manner.
The Housing Access Service is a multi-disciplinary service which provides a comprehensive housing advice and options service designed to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping, help customers find realistic and sustainable housing solutions which meet their needs from a range of options.
The DAHH deal with all approaches to the Housing Access Service where domestic abuse is a factor. The caseload will be managed entirely by the team, including giving advice and support to prevent homelessness, determining and discharging the Council’s statutory duties, finding suitable housing solutions, enabling Sanctuary Scheme measures to be secured and developing comprehensive Personal Housing Plans to enable clients to move on with their lives.
Applicants must have previous experience working directly with survivors of domestic abuse and a strong working knowledge of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and Housing Act 1996 Part VII, effective communication and organisational skills, enthusiasm and teamwork abilities.
This post is open to women only: Section (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act applies.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tanya Ferguson, Domestic Abuse Housing Hub Team Leader, at tanya.ferguson@hullcc.gov.uk
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
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