Housing Options Team Manager
London Borough of Bromley
Housing Options Team Manager
Salary: £44,951 - £52,259 (Full Time 36hrs per week) 1 Year Fixed Term
Location: Bromley Civic Centre
In Bromley we are committed to preventing homelessness through earlier intervention and tackling the root causes of homelessness. We are looking to recruit an experienced Housing Options Team Manager who will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of a Housing Options Team, ensuring that staff act in a creative and focused manner and in accordance with the legislation, policy and best practice.
The successful candidate will need to be a proactive individual who is able to lead a team of housing options officers promoting and developing a culture which is positive, forward-looking, responsive to change, performance driven and customer-focused, with a demonstratable experience of preventing homelessness and casework management. The successful applicant will need excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with key internal and external colleagues and partners to achieve successful results and outcomes.
As well as a significant working experience in offering housing solutions advice and assistance to prevent homelessness, you will also have detailed and working knowledge of statutory legislation, case law and best practice.
We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.
If you wish to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email Calvin Pearson (Housing Options Group Manager) – calvin.pearson@bromley.gov.uk.