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Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) Coordinator
Wyre Forest District Council
We’re looking for a proactive and compassionate Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) Coordinator to lead our response when severe weather puts people experiencing rough sleeping at increased risk.
Working closely with outreach teams, local authorities, and partner agencies, you will coordinate emergency accommodation and access to person-centred support, ensuring services are responsive and inclusive. Combining strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, you will help people stay safe, access ongoing support, and move towards sustainable housing.
Working collaboratively with countywide teams, you will turn learning from each SWEP activation into service improvements and creating stronger pathways into accommodation and ongoing support.
This is an exciting opportunity to build strong partnerships, shape effective local services and make a genuine difference when it matters most.
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You will:
- Lead, coordinate, and deliver the five Local Authority’s Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) during periods of extreme weather, including cold weather, heatwaves, flooding, and severe storms.
- Ensure that robust systems are in place to mobilise emergency accommodation and life-saving support for individuals experiencing rough sleeping, with the primary aim of preventing loss of life and reducing harm.
- Provide strategic leadership with operational delivery, ensuring a coordinated, multi-agency, and person-centred response while maintaining compliance with statutory guidance, safeguarding responsibilities, and local authority requirements.
Requirements:
- Be qualified to A-level standard with 5 GCSEs including Maths and English 4-9.
- Have a minimum of one year’s demonstrable experience in homelessness services, housing options, or rough sleeper outreach.
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You will be required to provide a suitable vehicle for this post.
This job includes duties that may require an element of physical exertion and mobility on an occasional or frequent basis.
The post is open to hybrid working.
Flexible approach to working hours, able to work outside normal office hours if necessary.
The closing date for applications is 11 October 2026, but we reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews will take place on the 20 October 2026.
Wyre Forest District Council is an equal opportunities employer.
Attached documents:
SWEP Co-ordinator role profile.docx
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