PT Temporary Accommodation & Procurement Team Manager
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £26.78 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | WOOLWICH, London, SE18 6HQ |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Greenwich RQ1253507 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim PT Temporary Accommodation & Procurement Team Manager
Reference no: Greenwich RQ1253507
Pay rate: £26.78 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 17.5 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: WOOLWICH, London
A PT Temporary Accommodation & Procurement Team Manager is required to be responsible for the overall management of staff in the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Team, directly supervising the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer, Senior Procurement Officer, Senior Access & Support Officer, the Supported Project Manager and the Caretakers. To take the lead in developing and implementing systems and practices to ensure that the service achieves performance targets and quality standards and ensure that staff for which you are responsible for operate in accordance with current legislation, Council Policy and best practice. Responsible for the management and co-ordination of the Housing Procurement Service. To ensure that sufficient numbers of suitable properties are procured so as to achieve statutory prevention of homelessness targets and meet the housing needs of those who are homeless or in housing need. Management of up to 30 directly managed staff.
Key responsibilities:
Responsible for the management of all staff within the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Team, ensuring that all the requirements relating to their supervision, recruitment, induction, training, development and discipline are met.
Determine and set priorities for the work of the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Team ensuring that performance and customer care standards are achieved.
Assist the Allocations, Procurement and Temporary Accommodation Service Manager in the development and implementation of new policies or frameworks, for responding to demands, procurement and Government targets for temporary accommodation.
Develop and implement new procedures or practices for the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Team taking account of legislation, policy or accreditation requirements such as Supporting People and Customer Service Excellence.
Have an up-to-date and thorough knowledge and understanding of legislation, policy and best practice relating to tenancy management and housing related support services, ensuring that staff are advised of any changes. To prepare briefings and reports on these areas, as requested by the Allocations, Procurement and Temporary Accommodation Service manager.
Responsible for meeting performance targets and objectives set for the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement Team, ensuring that the services meets all legislative and good practice requirements.
Responsible for the delivery of tenancy, support and caretaking services for occupiers of temporary accommodation, ensuring that these services are provided in accordance with legislation Council policies, and performance objectives.
Assist the Allocations, Procurement and Temporary Accommodation Services Manager in the preparation and monitoring of budgets for the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement service.
Assist the Housing Inclusion and Support Services Manager in the provision of an out of hours service.
Attend and represent the Temporary Accommodation and Procurement team at partnership meetings including the South East London Housing Partnership.
Prepare written and verbal reports on areas in relation to the post holder’s responsibility. To provide reports and updates to senior managers as required. Deal with complex correspondence, complaints and enquiries, in particular from elected members, MPs, senior officers, residents and members of the public.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Experience:
Experience of successfully delivering high quality customer focused service and achieving significant improvement in service delivery.
Significant experience of providing front line housing services and of successfully managing a team.
Knowledge:
Good knowledge of current and new housing legislation in relation to homelessness, and their implications for housing.
Understanding of multi-agency partnerships/approaches and their implications for housing desirable.
Skills & Abilities:
Proven ability to successfully project manage and able to prioritise and effectively manage a complex and varied workload.
Ability to effectively negotiate solutions to complex, controversial and political problems.
Good presentation and effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Ability to produce and present reports/briefings to senior managers, elected members and partners.
Proven ability to effectively evaluate information, analyse problems and to identify and implement effective solutions.
Ability to effectively negotiate with landlords and procure properties for homeless clients.
Proven ability to manage budgets and ensure the cost-effective use of resources.
Willingness to attend meetings and respond to emergencies outside office hours.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.
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Job Ref: Greenwich RQ1253507
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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