Specialist Housing Service Manager

Job title:

Specialist Housing Service Manager

Company

Brent Council

Job description

Job Description:Salary range: £62,748- £66,156 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to timeAn excellent offer…Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.The PostAs Specialist Housing Operational Manager, you’ll be using your management skills and expertise to deliver a comprehensive housing management service to clients and tenants in temporary and supported accommodation, and Brent owned housing companies i4B holdings and First Wave Housing. You will manage the interdepartmental corporate Service Level Agreements with the Housing Companies, and Adult Social Care, Children’s and Young People and Housing Needs, ensuring that there is a robust service plan and your teams deliver to target against KPIs.The PersonThe successful applicant will be compassionate, committed and collaborative with the enthusiasm and drive to improve services. You will need comprehensive understanding of housing management and income collection, be creative and able to balance competing demands relating to resources and increased sector scrutiny.You will be skilled in delivering improvements, managing projects and working with multiple services to promote best practice and a seamless one housing serviceClosing date: Wednesday 20 November 2024 (23:59)Interview date: TBCAdditional InformationIf you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found .Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on

Expected salary

£62748 – 66156 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:33:16 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (jobsnear.net) you saw this job posting.