West Suffolk Council Address:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU Salary:
£30,515 - £33,673 per annum plus excellent employee benefits package Hours:
37 hours per week Contract:
Permanent, required as soon as possible Reference:
0021 West Suffolk Council
are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic
Resettlement Officer
to work alongside our Advice and Prevention team with a responsibility to work with vulnerable people to relieve homelessness and to support them to move on to more suitable accommodation. This will be achieved by assisting and encouraging customers to meet their personalised housing plans and helping them to access support from a wide range of agencies. What you will need: You should be a self-motivated person and be able to develop strategies with customers to find housing solutions whilst in temporary accommodation or those at risk of homelessness. You should be creative and an excellent team player. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity. Why work for us?
Our benefits include: holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)
generous pension scheme – contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 16.4%
life assurance – a payment of three times your annual salary
flexible working options to enable work/life balance
agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)
rail and bus staff discounts
a range of
Health and Wellbeing initiatives
including an employee assistance programme
discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
A culture of learning
inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
modern office accommodation.
To find out more For an informal discussion and further information please call
Ann Laird
, Senior Resettlement Officer, on
.
How to apply To apply, please visit
our website Closing date:
11.55 pm, 15 November 2026. West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.
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