Team Manager

We are working closely with local authority in Lambeth to assist with the appointment of a Team Manager on a 3-months contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 28.79- 37.97 per hour

Summary:

The Team Manager Homelessness Prevention will provide operational leadership quality assurance and professional oversight for a team delivering homelessness prevention and relief services within Lambeths Housing Needs Directorate. The role will support the Councils transformation agenda delivering a prevention-first resident-centred trauma-informed service focused on lawful decision-making high-quality casework and sustainable housing outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Allocate work manage workflow oversee triage assessments prevention and relief casework including rapid relief work where required.
• Ensure homelessness assessments Personal Housing Plans (PHPs) statutory decisions notifications and duty changes are lawful evidence-based timely and defensible.
• Provide escalation and oversight for complex sensitive high-risk or contentious cases involving safeguarding domestic abuse exploitation vulnerability public protection or homelessness risks.
• Quality assure assessments case notes statutory decisions suitability assessments and case interventions to ensure consistency legality and professional standards.
• Address performance concerns constructively and promote continuous learning accountability and service improvement.

Qualifications:

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in Housing Public Services Social Policy Social Care Law Community Development or a related discipline.
• Evidence of professional knowledge and capability equivalent to a Level 5 qualification demonstrated through leadership experience statutory decision-making or structured management training is essential.

Essentials:

• Significant experience delivering homelessness prevention homelessness casework housing advice or statutory housing assessments.
• Experience managing complex homelessness safeguarding domestic abuse vulnerability mental ill-health exploitation or tenancy sustainment cases.
• Experience conducting face-to-face interviews triage casework assessments and managing sensitive conversations with vulnerable residents.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a Standard DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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