Homeless Prevention Manager - GBP400 per day
Working on behalf of a local authority, Aatom Recruitment are looking for an experienced Homeless Prevention Manager. The post-holder will be responsible for proactively leading a service delivering advice on housing options advice, including low cost home ownership, preventing homelessness and undertaking statutory assessments. This will be on a three monthly rolling basis paying GBP400 per day ltd for a 36 hour working week. (Falls inside IR35)
ROLE PURPOSE:
Leadership and management of the Housing Options, Move-On and Homeless Prevention service for residents in need of housing advice and assistance.
The post-holder will be responsible for proactively leading a service delivering advice on housing options advice, including low cost home ownership, preventing homelessness and undertaking statutory assessments.
The operational service delivery will be consistently accurate, flexible and responsive to client needs within available resources ensuring agreed team plans and performance targets are delivered and that a culture of putting our residents first and continuous service improvement is maintained. The post-holder will be responsible for leading and contributing to the delivery of strategic improvements to the service and other corporate, cross-cutting priorities, as required to deliver corporate priorities. This includes working closely with social care services to support the move-on of families to suitable accommodation, leading on cross-service strategies and understanding the impact of housing decisions on other key service areas.
Housing Options and Move-On
- Be responsible for providing advice on a range of housing options, including low cost home ownership which promotes self-service, independence and prevents homelessness.
- To be responsible for proactively managing case work to move clients on from temporary accommodation into longer term suitable and sustainable accommodation which effectively fulfils the Councils statutory duties.
- To ensure that suitable housing solutions are delivered to residents consistently, including those with complex housing needs. This includes reducing the use of temporary accommodation and developing creative solutions to achieve this, including consistent use of the Social Housing Allocations Policy and the Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- To develop and maintain effective relationships with private sector landlords, local managing and lettings agents and owners of empty properties in order to secure use of privately rented properties for households in housing need in the Borough.
- To support the active promotion of the Council's full range of procurement options at landlord forums, trade events and one-to-one meetings and contribute to the design and content of promotional materials.
- To engage with the Housing Register and Allocations Team, Adult Social Care and Children's Services to deliver a seamless service.
Homeless Prevention
- To be responsible for proactively managing case work who are at risk of homelessness to effectively fulfil the Council statutory duties and resolve their homelessness.
- Where required, be responsible for undertaking more detailed investigations into cases and resolve complex issues including carrying out independent reviews and appeals within the terms of part VII of the Housing Act 1996. Ensure statutory requirements are always met.
- Be responsible for building effective working relationships with Adult Social Care, Children's Services, other Council services and external housing and support partners to deliver a seamless service, where appropriate. Have an understanding of the various social care legislative requirements as they affect housing.
Service Planning & Development
- Ensure that an annual Team Plan, aligned to the Group / Service Plan(s), is developed, agreed and communicated to team members in a timely manner.
- Ensure clear Service Level Agreements (SLA's) are in place where appropriate, covering all aspects of service delivery with performance and response levels, together with the escalation process if SLA's are not met.
- Maintain a current service workforce plan including a succession plan for all key roles within own team.
- Develop and review procedure manuals providing guidance on the functions of the team and accurate, up-to-date information relevant to the areas of responsibility, having regard to Council policy and ensure that these are understood, accessible to, and followed by staff.
- To develop new and cross cutting initiatives in line with an enhanced housing options approach, and developing and implementing external and partnership services.
- To develop smart performance targets and monitor team performance against these, managing improvement plans and recovery actions where required.
Please forward CV for immediate consideration
ROLE PURPOSE:
Leadership and management of the Housing Options, Move-On and Homeless Prevention service for residents in need of housing advice and assistance.
The post-holder will be responsible for proactively leading a service delivering advice on housing options advice, including low cost home ownership, preventing homelessness and undertaking statutory assessments.
The operational service delivery will be consistently accurate, flexible and responsive to client needs within available resources ensuring agreed team plans and performance targets are delivered and that a culture of putting our residents first and continuous service improvement is maintained. The post-holder will be responsible for leading and contributing to the delivery of strategic improvements to the service and other corporate, cross-cutting priorities, as required to deliver corporate priorities. This includes working closely with social care services to support the move-on of families to suitable accommodation, leading on cross-service strategies and understanding the impact of housing decisions on other key service areas.
Housing Options and Move-On
- Be responsible for providing advice on a range of housing options, including low cost home ownership which promotes self-service, independence and prevents homelessness.
- To be responsible for proactively managing case work to move clients on from temporary accommodation into longer term suitable and sustainable accommodation which effectively fulfils the Councils statutory duties.
- To ensure that suitable housing solutions are delivered to residents consistently, including those with complex housing needs. This includes reducing the use of temporary accommodation and developing creative solutions to achieve this, including consistent use of the Social Housing Allocations Policy and the Private Rented Sector (PRS).
- To develop and maintain effective relationships with private sector landlords, local managing and lettings agents and owners of empty properties in order to secure use of privately rented properties for households in housing need in the Borough.
- To support the active promotion of the Council's full range of procurement options at landlord forums, trade events and one-to-one meetings and contribute to the design and content of promotional materials.
- To engage with the Housing Register and Allocations Team, Adult Social Care and Children's Services to deliver a seamless service.
Homeless Prevention
- To be responsible for proactively managing case work who are at risk of homelessness to effectively fulfil the Council statutory duties and resolve their homelessness.
- Where required, be responsible for undertaking more detailed investigations into cases and resolve complex issues including carrying out independent reviews and appeals within the terms of part VII of the Housing Act 1996. Ensure statutory requirements are always met.
- Be responsible for building effective working relationships with Adult Social Care, Children's Services, other Council services and external housing and support partners to deliver a seamless service, where appropriate. Have an understanding of the various social care legislative requirements as they affect housing.
Service Planning & Development
- Ensure that an annual Team Plan, aligned to the Group / Service Plan(s), is developed, agreed and communicated to team members in a timely manner.
- Ensure clear Service Level Agreements (SLA's) are in place where appropriate, covering all aspects of service delivery with performance and response levels, together with the escalation process if SLA's are not met.
- Maintain a current service workforce plan including a succession plan for all key roles within own team.
- Develop and review procedure manuals providing guidance on the functions of the team and accurate, up-to-date information relevant to the areas of responsibility, having regard to Council policy and ensure that these are understood, accessible to, and followed by staff.
- To develop new and cross cutting initiatives in line with an enhanced housing options approach, and developing and implementing external and partnership services.
- To develop smart performance targets and monitor team performance against these, managing improvement plans and recovery actions where required.
Please forward CV for immediate consideration