Team Manager - Housing Support Team
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Phoenix Futures |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 3870 |
Summary
Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity that makes a difference?
We are recruiting a passionate and recovery focussed Team Manager for the established Housing support service in Colchester. You will lead a small team to develop and maintain supported plans for individuals with various support needs, to sustain accommodation. Small caseload will ensure that individuals access our services can be fully supported in a holistic and person-centred manner.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about working within a multi-faceted service. You will have experience of working in a housing support role and / or with people presenting with substance, alcohol, and associated needs, and have a keen understanding of recovery. You will be able to hold your own caseload of clients whilst also undertaking managerial responsibilities for your small team of Housing support practitioners.
Do you have?
- Strong time management skills and the ability to work both front line and in a line manager role.
- A desire to leading others in the housing, substance misuse sector, criminal justice, mental health, or related field
- A passion for nurturing the developing your staff
What we offer
- Training opportunities and career development
- Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
- Employee Benefits and Reward Scheme
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
We are recruiting a passionate and recovery focussed Team Manager for the established Housing support service in Colchester. You will lead a small team to develop and maintain supported plans for individuals with various support needs, to sustain accommodation. Small caseload will ensure that individuals access our services can be fully supported in a holistic and person-centred manner.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about working within a multi-faceted service. You will have experience of working in a housing support role and / or with people presenting with substance, alcohol, and associated needs, and have a keen understanding of recovery. You will be able to hold your own caseload of clients whilst also undertaking managerial responsibilities for your small team of Housing support practitioners.
Do you have?
- Strong time management skills and the ability to work both front line and in a line manager role.
- A desire to leading others in the housing, substance misuse sector, criminal justice, mental health, or related field
- A passion for nurturing the developing your staff
What we offer
- Training opportunities and career development
- Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
- Employee Benefits and Reward Scheme
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.