Rough Sleeper Coordinator

Job introduction

Job Title: Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have awarded further funding to Liverpool City Council as part of its Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSP&R) award for 2025/26
  
 The Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator post forms part of the Council’s approach to reducing homelessness and ending rough sleeping.  This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably motivated and skilled individual to join the Council and work as part a collaborative approach with a range of stakeholders to address homelessness and rough sleeping. 

You will work with the Strategic Commissioning Manager for rough sleeping support services, to shape and monitor a range of initiatives aimed at reducing rough sleeping in  2025/26.

The Role: 

• You, the Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator will chair a range of multi-agency groups .r groups aimed at bringing key partners together to address rough sleeping.
• Within the role the Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator will be an active part of the allocations nominations process for the Rough Sleeper Accommodation Programme (RSAP) accommodation and associated schemes within Liverpool.
• As the Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator you will also have responsibility for the monitoring of performance of various activities and be the lead officer for organising and conduction Rough Sleeper counts, estimates and monthly data reports and reporting back to MHCLG.
• Within the role as the Rough Sleeping Co-Ordinator you will need to show a drive and commitment to ending rough sleeping,  as well as the ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders, an understanding of the challenges of working in this environment and effective mechanisms to manage personal resilience and time management. A willingness to learn, adapt and lead change will also be required.

This post is fixed term until 31st March 2026 in order to reduce homelessness and ending rough sleeping in the City.

Our offer to you:

•  At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time)- option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Closing date: midnight Friday 7th March 2025

Shortlisting will take place w/c Monday 10th March 2025 and interviews will be w/c Monday 24th March 2025.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Anne Doyle via email anne.doyle@liverpool.gov.uk

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad. 

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

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