Senior Housing Solutions Officer

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We have an exciting new vacancy for a Senior Housing Solutions role for our Private Rented Solutions Team.

We need to increase our portfolio of private sector landlords and properties to offer households who present to the council as in housing need, as set out in the Homeless Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023 - 2028.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive individual who is customer focused and committed to delivering an excellent and effective service. You will be part of an experienced and supportive team but also will need the skills and motivation to work on your own.

Communication and networking are key to this role as you will need to develop new links with landlords rented sector.

If you are a great communicator, can build strong relationships with a wide range of people to get things done, are committed to continually improving and customer-focused service delivery, then this is a great opportunity for you.

For further information please contact Jess Senior on 01142735651 .

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide pay slip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.