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Homeless Prevention Advisor
Warwickshire County Council
Every young person deserves a safe place to call home. As a Homeless Prevention Advisor within our specialist homelessness service, you will play a vital role in preventing homelessness and rough sleeping for care experienced young people across Warwickshire. Working directly with young people aged 16-25 who may be facing significant adversity, you will build trusted relationships, provide intensive support, and help them access the accommodation and services they need to achieve stability, independence, and positive futures. This is an opportunity to make a genuine and lasting difference at a critical point in a young person's life.
Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police, and Education.
Our Offer to You
- Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
- A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
- We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply.
- Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure.
You will join a supportive and ambitious team of dedicated Homeless Prevention Advisors within our highly regarded Separated Children and Leaving Care Team. Together, you will work closely with housing departments, accommodation providers, and partner agencies across Warwickshire to develop creative solutions, remove barriers, and improve outcomes for care experienced young people. We are proud of our relationship-based approach and our commitment to helping young people succeed. If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference and want to be part of a team that is driving positive change, we would love to hear from you.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence, an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is essential. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
If you are excited by this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. We warmly welcome informal conversations and visits ahead of application, offering the opportunity to explore the role, meet colleagues, and learn more about our ambitions for children and families in Warwickshire.
For Further Information
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:
Homeless Prevention Advisor
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them?
At Warwickshire County Council, we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills, and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.
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The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Application Process
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting, so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.
To discuss the role, please contact:
Arron Clements - arronclements@warwickshire.gov.uk
Please ensure that your application includes detailed examples that clearly evidence your knowledge, skills, and experience against the requirements of the role.
Closing date: 27th October 2026
Interview date: 9th November 2026
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk, and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under-representation in its workforce. See more.
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