Night Manager - Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Derby City Council

Description

Job title Homelessness Manager Job reference DHR Date posted 15/04/2024 Application closing date 30/04/2024 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade PO4 £45,441 - £48,474 Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Housing Management Attachments Blank Job description Organisation: Contract type: Permanent contract

Location:
Council House & Homeworking

We are looking to recruit an effective Homelessness Manager in our Housing Options and Homelessness Service, who will have a particular focus on families.

The post holder will oversee housing advice services for families, as well as the provision of emergency accommodation.

The post holder will also be responsible for a range of funded initiatives to support homeless families living in temporary accommodation including initiatives to work with private rented sector landlords.

You will also lead on new innovations to establish new housing solutions for customers approaching Housing Options for support and advice.

You will be adept at setting and achieving targets, will have contract management experience with a demonstrable ability to prevent homelessness using innovation or best practice.

Staff performance management skills.

We are looking for someone with a passion for people – both employees and customers - who is able to find innovative solutions to problems and make a difference to the lives of the citizens of Derby who are experiencing housing and homeless issues.

The successful applicant will report to the Head of Housing Options and Homelessness and will work collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners.

The post is offered as a permanent contract within Derby Homes.

We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We recruit for diversity and value difference.

As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help.

We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
The closing date for this vacancy is 30 th April 2024 at midnight.