Salary range: £52,194 - £55,323 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term / Secondment with line manager approval (12 months)
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

An Exciting Opportunity…

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 Post

This is an exciting role that will help establish a new supported accommodation scheme, working closely with Brent's housing company, First Wave Housing (the scheme operator). You will:

Be at the heart of setting up this new service and making it a reality for care experienced young people, residents with mental health challenges, and residents who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Design a new model of support and evaluate the scheme at key checkpoints.
Be responsible for coordinating staff across the council, including social care, housing management, housing needs, commissioning, housing benefit, legal and finance.
Help achieve significant cost reductions for various key budgets.
Create a successful foundation to allow the scheme to scale up, providing a brand new support service for up to 100 homeless residents per year while ensuring good quality delivery for all residents throughout.

The Person

Our ideal candidate will be part of Brent's work to tackle homelessness and provide better support and accommodation to residents in Brent. You will enjoy creating something meaningful and working with colleagues across a broad range of topics. You will have a passion for public service and partnership working and thrive operating in ambiguity. You will be someone who wants to set the strategy, write the policies, and design the scheme - but is also financially literate, analytic, and a strong communicator. You will be comfortable reporting to senior management including independent company Boards, and working closely with a highly experienced Chair.

While experience in housing or supported accommodation may be beneficial, this role is for anyone who has the right qualities and can learn fast. Experience in public service and knowledge of local government and housing companies are desirable.

If you would like to learn more about this position, please reach out to jamie.slagel@brent.gov.uk

Why join us?

We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

To learn more about our benefits, visit Our offer to you.

Closing date: 27 May 2026 (23:59)

Additional Information

If 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 essential requirements on the Job description. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles.

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 here.

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 recruitment@brent.gov.uk.

Job Description

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