Housing Solutions Team Leader (Prevention and Relief)
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,101 to £42,674 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Colchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | COLREQ01476 |
Summary
Housing Solutions Team Leader (Prevention and Relief)
1 x Full Time Permanent (37 hours per week), Monday to Friday
Our Housing Solutions service is prevention focused and is delivered both from an office base, and remotely in the City of Colchester.
The service faces a range of challenges, with an increasing demand for accommodation without an adequate supply of housing. From April 2018 the enactment of the Homeless Reduction Act has brought challenges and opportunities to further enhance the housing solutions service experience.
The Housing Solutions Team Leaders are essential to managing and guiding front-line officers and offering expert housing and homelessness advice. The Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring the housing solutions advice and homeless assessments which are crucial in targeting vulnerable customers, preventing homelessness and achieving sustainable long term outcomes.
We are looking for a Team Leader with a detailed understanding of the Housing Act 1996 Part 7 (as amended) and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017. You will be expected to use an innovative approach to Homeless Prevention and be able to make tough decisions, whilst managing your own performance and contribute to the development and day to day management of the service.
You will have experience in leading or managing a team effectively and efficiently to ensure that duties owed to clients under statutory legislation are discharged fully, promptly and effectively. Having worked in work in a day to day lead role in a fast paced ever changing environment you will have experience in the development of homelessness prevention and assessment to achieve a reduction in overall homelessness levels and the use of Temporary Accommodation in Colchester.
You will be experienced in the Social Housing Environment with a good working ability to produce and analyse statistical data, and with your excellent oral and written communication skills be able to demonstrate an ability to influence partners and stakeholders.
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You will be customer focussed and be able to manage people as well as a wide and varied workload, whilst meeting our business objectives and performance targets.
We offer a range of benefits which include:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution
• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26
days
after 5 years service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company
holidays during the Christmas period.
• The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop
• Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and
the Northern Gateway.
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Free Flu Jab
• Exceptional flexible working arrangement
• Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility
about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and
service area.
Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and service area.
Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, Free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.
You can find out more about Colchester Borough Homes by visiting: www.cbhomes.org.uk .
If you wish to discuss the post further, please contact Housing Solutions and Accommodation Manager, Syed Rizvi on 01206 506821.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
Equality & Diversity Commitment
Colchester Borough Homes are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.
How to apply:
Step 1 - Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification
Step 2 - Click 1`'Apply online' below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification
Step 3 - Press 'submit'
1 x Full Time Permanent (37 hours per week), Monday to Friday
Our Housing Solutions service is prevention focused and is delivered both from an office base, and remotely in the City of Colchester.
The service faces a range of challenges, with an increasing demand for accommodation without an adequate supply of housing. From April 2018 the enactment of the Homeless Reduction Act has brought challenges and opportunities to further enhance the housing solutions service experience.
The Housing Solutions Team Leaders are essential to managing and guiding front-line officers and offering expert housing and homelessness advice. The Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring the housing solutions advice and homeless assessments which are crucial in targeting vulnerable customers, preventing homelessness and achieving sustainable long term outcomes.
We are looking for a Team Leader with a detailed understanding of the Housing Act 1996 Part 7 (as amended) and the Homeless Reduction Act 2017. You will be expected to use an innovative approach to Homeless Prevention and be able to make tough decisions, whilst managing your own performance and contribute to the development and day to day management of the service.
You will have experience in leading or managing a team effectively and efficiently to ensure that duties owed to clients under statutory legislation are discharged fully, promptly and effectively. Having worked in work in a day to day lead role in a fast paced ever changing environment you will have experience in the development of homelessness prevention and assessment to achieve a reduction in overall homelessness levels and the use of Temporary Accommodation in Colchester.
You will be experienced in the Social Housing Environment with a good working ability to produce and analyse statistical data, and with your excellent oral and written communication skills be able to demonstrate an ability to influence partners and stakeholders.
.
You will be customer focussed and be able to manage people as well as a wide and varied workload, whilst meeting our business objectives and performance targets.
We offer a range of benefits which include:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution
• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26
days
after 5 years service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company
holidays during the Christmas period.
• The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop
• Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and
the Northern Gateway.
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Free Flu Jab
• Exceptional flexible working arrangement
• Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility
about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and
service area.
Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and service area.
Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, Free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.
You can find out more about Colchester Borough Homes by visiting: www.cbhomes.org.uk .
If you wish to discuss the post further, please contact Housing Solutions and Accommodation Manager, Syed Rizvi on 01206 506821.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
Equality & Diversity Commitment
Colchester Borough Homes are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.
How to apply:
Step 1 - Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification
Step 2 - Click 1`'Apply online' below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification
Step 3 - Press 'submit'
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