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Housing Needs and Homelessness Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Isle of Wight - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
1-3years
Experience Required:
Posted:
18 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
15 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
3 months contract with a local authority
Rate: 25.62/hr Umbrella
Summary
- This is a 3-month contract opportunity with a local authority offering a rate of 25.62 per hour under an umbrella arrangement. The role involves leading and managing the Councils Housing Needs and Homelessness Service. The successful candidate will ensure that the authority meets its legal obligations under housing and homelessness legislation. The position focuses on delivering services that are lawful customer-centric and aimed at preventing homelessness while providing effective housing solutions for vulnerable groups.
Responsibilities
- Guide and manage the Housing Needs and Homelessness Team encouraging high performance and continuous improvement.
- Offer leadership supervision coaching and performance management to staff.
- Ensure service delivery aligns with statutory obligations corporate goals and performance benchmarks.
- Cultivate a culture of exceptional customer service safeguarding equality diversity and trauma-informed practices.
- Supervise homelessness prevention and early intervention efforts to minimize homelessness and enhance housing outcomes.
- Ensure homelessness assessments investigations and decisions are conducted lawfully and within required timeframes.
- Monitor and enhance service performance ensuring quality decision-making and effective case management.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve prevention outcomes and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
Requirements:
- Extensive experience in housing needs homelessness or a related housing service.
- Proven track record in managing and leading teams in a challenging public-facing environment.
- Experience in delivering services that meet statutory requirements performance targets and service standards.
- Educated to A-Level standard or possess equivalent experience.
- Professional qualification in Housing or a related field.
- Demonstrated proficiency in English.
Additional Information
- Working hours are 37 hours per week.
- Location: County Hall High Street Newport Isle of Wight PO30 1UD United Kingdom.
- Work pattern: Minimum of 3 days on-site with a maximum of 2 days remote work.
- Payments are made on a bi-weekly schedule.
- The application deadline is 11th August 2026; early applications are encouraged.
Required Skills:
To lead and manage the delivery of the Councils Housing Needs and Homelessness Service ensuring the authority fulfils its statutory duties under homelessness and housing legislation
Required Education:
To lead and manage the delivery of the Councils Housing Needs and Homelessness Service ensuring the authority fulfils its statutory duties under homelessness and housing legislation
