Resettlement Support Officer

Public Health, Communities are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate, and solution focused individual to join the team supporting New, Migrant, and Transient Communities.

The Team support new communities to settle and thrive in Wolverhampton is key to ensuring that all our residents benefit from health, economic and social inclusion through access to services, skills, good quality housing, wellbeing support and cohesive communities. Working in partnership with a number of agencies, the team work to resettle and integrate asylum seekers and refugees into the city, ensuring that they have access to the right support and housing.

The role holder will be a key member of our high paced team, we are looking for someone who is dynamic, confident in communication, administration, finance and data but most importantly, a team member who is committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people and households.

The postholder will provide support to the New Communities team, supporting on the delivery of key projects, coordinating leasing arrangements and payments, case management administration and communicating with partners across the voluntary and private sector.

Our working arrangements

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Silver Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here