Refugee Resettlement Housing Coordinator

Kent County Council is seeking a Refugee Resettlement Housing Coordinator to join their team, focusing on providing safe and affordable housing for newly arriving refugee families. The role requires expertise in the housing sector and collaboration with local housing authorities. This is a fixed-term, full-time position until March 31, 2026, and involves customer-facing responsibilities, necessitating proficiency in spoken English/Welsh.
Role Responsibility

Exciting new opportunity for an experienced housing specialist to join our small, dynamic refugee resettlement team within Kent County Council.

Working closely with the Kent district housing authorities, the successful applicant will ensure that newly arriving refugee families have access to safe and affordable housing. We are looking for someone who has knowledge and insight around all aspects of the housing sector and is able to identify, assess and appraise new housing solutions for refugee resettlement.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

This is a fixed term position Until 31st March 2026.

Closing date: 17 March 2025

Interviews: week commencing 24 March

Contact Details

For Further Information About This Role Please Contact

Sian da Silva: sian.dasilva@kent.gov.uk. Phone: 07811 690486

Colin Green: colin.green@kent.gov.uk. Phone: 07779 874 821

About The Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification
• Refugee Resettlement Housing Coordinator