Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community.
Your new organisation
We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority employing around 1,800 staff working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Southend itself is a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living alongside excellent and fast transport links into London.The team is committed to working together with parents and carers, education settings and partner agencies to ensure children and young people with SEND are given the best opportunity to thrive and succeed.
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time Personal Advisor within a 1-year fixed term capacity.
Your new role
Within this position, you will be required to provide in depth 1-1 intensive support to the most vulnerable young people, addressing barriers to ETE and enabling them to reach their full potential.
To assist Centre Supervisors with the efficient and effective running of council run community centres and assist with event tasks including room set-ups, stewarding, cleaning, administration tasks, technical support, bar, or catering work.
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Part time Hours
If candidates cannot do all shifts our client can be flexible.
Southend City Council has fantastic opportunities in their Prevention and Recovery Service, who are currently expanding their service and looking for more Social Workers to join their teams on a full-time permanent basis.There has never been a better time to join our teams and participate in growing our service to be innovative, creative and providing high quality support to people when they need it most.
Your new role
The main aim of the teams is to use a strength-based approach to support people returning home after hospital and enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.
To provide good quality advice, information and assistance through face to face interviews, home visits, by telephone and LBTH JD and PS Template May 2021 by correspondence within a casework based customer care framework, ensuring all deadlines are met and appropriate referrals are made to other agencies to properly progress the case.
To advise on all matters relating to landlord and tenant disputes and to negotiate with landlords to prevent homelessness and provide practical assistance to help customers remain in their accommodation or move to alternative accommodation thereby preventing homelessness.
To conduct housing advice interviews with local private sector residents focussing on preventing homelessness and giving good quality advice on the potential avenues to resolve problems and on housing choices available so that customers can make informed decisions about their options.