Housing Services Manager
Housing Services Manager
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Job Description
- Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich IP1 2BX
- 43693 - 50788 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Full Time 37 hours per week
- Permanent
What we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced and driven Housing Manager to join our Housing Management Team. To be successful you will share ourvalues commitment and motivation to make a difference for our residents clients and communities.
This new role is central to our transformed Housing Management service and our ambition to be an outstanding landlord.
About the role
In this key management role in our newly transformed Housing Management Team you will oversee and ensure effective service delivery and build trust with tenants and leaseholders.
The main areas of responsibility will be:
- Tenancy sustainment - embedding proactive support to prevent homelessness and sustain tenancies.
- Home ownership - managing right to buy applications leaseholder services and budgets.
- Administrative support - leading a small team supporting the wider department.
You will drive improvements promote tenant engagement and ensure compliance with policies.
With a focus on equality diversity and professional development you will help shape a responsive and inclusive service.
About you
- We are looking for a highly skilled housing professional with a track record of leading teams and delivering service improvements.
- You will have a strong background in leading diverse teams and working collaboratively across departments.
- You will bring effective leadership project management communication and negotiation skills and will have the experience to confidently manage tenancy sustainment home ownership and administrative functions.
- You will be adaptable policy aware and committed to transparency tenant engagement and continuous development.
- You will also be a strategic thinker with a passion for service improvement and a commitment to delivering high-quality integrated housing services.
If you are ready to lead a forward thinking team and make a real difference we are very keen to hear from you.
About us
Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public private and voluntary sectors we provide excellent services to our 190000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
We provide homes and services to almost 7000 council tenants across the districts.
We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment economy and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.
Benefits of working for us
- Great opportunities for learning and development.
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays).
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support Program
- Employee Assist Program
- Health Care Options
For more information pleasevisit ourEmployee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirectorg).
Our ways of working:
Work is what we do not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way with a mix of office home and remote based working (Business needs permitting).
We are committed to supporting equality and diversity Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.
For more information
If you wish to discuss this role in more detail please contactRobert Longfoot Head of Housing Management by emailing: or by calling 0.
Please read theJob Description and Person before applying for this job opportunity.
Closing date: 5pm 12 June 2025.
Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.
When applying please ensure:
- that you complete the application form as fully as possible with your employment and educational history as shortlisting will be based upon the application form and supporting statement only.
- your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Profile section of the Job Description/Person Specification (JDPS).
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
