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Job Category: HousingRegion / Division: UK RegionLocation: Civic Offices, PortsmouthWorking Hours: 37 Brilliant opportunity to join Portsmouth City Council as a Housing Assessment & Advice Officer, and really make a difference! Your new role Portsmouth City Council's Housing Needs Advice & Support team works directly with customers to help deal with housing issues and prevent homelessness in the city. We are a busy front-line service dealing with customers who may be vulnerable and facing homelessness. We give advice, work to prevent homelessness, assist people to resolve their housing need and make assessments of housing and support needs in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, the Housing Act 1996 and Portsmouth City Council's Allocations Policy. We are committed to excellent customer service, and to listening to and understanding our customers' circumstances, and working collaboratively with them to identify housing solutions. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting good practise and all employees are required to adhere to internal safeguarding policies. You will be part of a busy team which deals with customers both face to face and by telephone. You will be interviewing customers about their housing situation and working with them to find solutions to their housing issues. This may involve negotiation with landlords, other housing providers, family members and internal and external agencies. You will need to ask personal and searching questions and listen carefully to responses so that you fully understand the customer's circumstances. Your challenge will be to identify actions and solutions to secure housing. You will need to manage a large case load, prioritise your work and have excellent organisational skills. You will also need to build effective working relationships with customers and landlords and explore all possible housing solutions to help prevent homelessness and the need to move. Who is the person? We are looking for somebody who: • Has experience of the issues faced by vulnerable and homeless households, and a desire to assist people with housing needs, and work to proactively to resolve these issues., • Can quickly adapt to the role, drawing on experience or transferable skills., • Is confident and can clearly and effectively communicate verbally, interpreting legislation and explaining the impact to our customers., • Can communicate clearly in writing, explaining legal decisions to both customers and partners., • Understands the key elements to negotiations and can find ways to achieve outcomes for customers., • Can listen to people and not rush to conclusions or judgements before fully understanding what is needed or wanted by a customer., • Is emotionally resilient and able to deal with the impact of being exposed to customer's difficult circumstances, and remain professionally detached and focused even if the message you deliver involves saying no., • Has experience of working directly with customers in a front-line service., • Understands welfare benefits systems and the issues faced by customers experiencing financial difficulties., • Has experience of equalities issues and is committed to equal opportunities., • Understands safeguarding and can recognise safeguarding concerns and take appropriate action to manage risk., • Can critically analyse information and keep clear case records., • Works proactively and can remain motivated, working on their own initiative and organising and prioritising their workload., • Enjoys the challenge in finding innovative solutions to problems and has the personal skills and experience to do so., • Has IT skills suited to working in a busy office., • Has knowledge of the local area and is able to visit people in their own homes and attend meetings in the local area. Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. ___. Additional Information Interview process: 6th, 8th & 12th May 2026. Our recruitment process Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: ___ You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful. We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at ___ You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: ___ Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact or call the recruitment team on .

Job Category: ParkingRegion / Division: UK RegionLocation: Civic OfficesWorking Hours: 37 Hours: 37 hours per week to be worked on a 3 week rota including early mornings, evenings and weekends We are looking to recruit three Civil Enforcement Officers on a full time permanent basis, you can download the rota details below. The service The Economy, Transport and Planning directorate encourages and supports sustainable transport, manages transport planning, and provides traffic management and road and street cleansing. The service plays a crucial role in supporting residents, businesses, students and thousands of daily visitors to our city. You will be involved in every part of city life, from day-to-day parking availability, to supporting events such as Victorious and the Great South Run, and helping tourists have the best possible experience of Portsmouth. Your new role What if we told you that the main aim of Civil Enforcement Officers (more fondly known as Parking Attendants) is to reduce pollution, ensure the safety of the local community and support our residents and local business. Our CEOs play a key role in keeping both the roads safe and helping to improve air quality. You will foster a customer focused approach supporting the residents and visitors to our great waterfront city. To help us achieve this you will be required to patrol the areas where on and off-street parking is in operation. You will report to and be supported by a Senior Civil Enforcement Officer and you will ensure that the Traffic Management Act 2004 Regulations (and other relevant other legislations) are complied with, and as a last resort may be required to issue Penalty Charge Notices in the event of and breach of these regulations. Civil Enforcement Officers are paid a salary which is not impacted by the number of penalty charge notices they issue, there are no quotas or commission, both are prohibited by legislation. Who is the person You will demonstrate excellent customer service skills, confidence in dealing with challenging situations and be happy to work alone or as part of a team. You will be flexible, be able to work additional hours (overtime) outside of normal core hours as and when required for special enforcement, as well as switching teams as required to cover business needs. You will be able to use your own initiative in making decisions adhering to the customer service ethos, as well as working and managing under pressure. You will be responsible for a full range of ICT equipment including a mobile device, printer and bodycam which you will carry with the use of a vest. You must be physically fit and able to walk approx. 10 miles per day in all weathers. You will have good communication skills with a good level of spoken and written English and a willingness to take on additional training for personal development. It is a requirement that you have a full manual driving licence for this role. Testimonials from our parking staff: "I joined the parking service as I wanted a job that was different; something exciting, something unique. I love working outside and enjoy getting exercise whilst getting paid! Working at the council has opened so many more opportunities to me than I would have imagined. I have been able to do an apprenticeship alongside my job and I am actively encouraged to better myself with the support of my colleagues. This makes me feel appreciated and valued." "I applied to join the parking service to do a varied job that took me outside the confines of an office. Also, I knew that working for the local authority provided excellent benefits such as generous annual leave entitlement and access to one of the best pension schemes available". Please read the job profile for the full details of this role Additional information Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at basic level will be required prior to any offer of employment. Interview details If you are shortlisted, the interview process will consist of an assessment centre and interview if successful at the assessment centre. Our recruitment process We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: ___ To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile below to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role. When completing your application you will be required to complete a personal statement. You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile. Please give examples of your experience and any transferrable skills. This is your opportunity to showcase yourself and your achievements. We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at ___. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria We look forward to speaking with you soon. We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

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