Housing Service Manager

Housing Service Lead South Central (Berks, Bucks, Hants) 35 Hours p/w 12 weeks, temp to Perm £20p/h (plus expenses)A national housing provider are recruiting for a Housing Service Lead to manage and lead a team of Support Workers in the delivery of high quality, effective supported housing services and housing management services to a range of service user groups across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire.The Housing Service Manager role The focus of this Housing Service Manager role is to ensure a quality housing service is provided to service users and regularly meet with the team to discuss complex cases.

This will include the following tasks and responsibilities:

Effectively lead and deliver services which comply with the regulatory framework
Meeting service quality standards and ensuring your team are adhering to all operational and policy standards.

Be the accountable lead for the service.
Ensuring all service user support and safety plans are in place, are in date and reflect individual needs
Ensuring your staff team understand and meet the agreed financial standards on voids, arrears and re-lets.
Acting as a lead operational partner liaising with other agencies, partners and commissioners as required.

Agreeing service level agreements with external agencies that can provide specialist support to your service and build and maintain effective working relationships both externally and internally.
Work collaboratively with other internal support services –such as Quality, Policy and Safeguarding as well as Finance, IT and HR in order to ensure we are providing the best service to our users.

The Candidate To be considered for this Housing Service Manager role you will require extensive knowledge of support planning and safeguarding as well as experience of working with vulnerable adults with complex needs (such as substance misuse, physical health, mental health, seeking employment and housing support).

You will have previous line management experience and the ability successfully lead and line manage a team.

You will have excellent people skills, which will be inclusive of problem solving, and both written and verbal communication skills.

You will require a full UK Driving Licence with Valid Business insurance as well as an enhanced DBS.The Contract This is a full time Housing Service Manager role, working 9-5 Monday to Friday, with occasional cover and on call work.

The contract is for an initial 12 weeks with the intention of becoming permanent beyond this, as the contract is covering the recruitment process for a permanent Housing Service Manager role.Referral Bonus If this Housing Service Manager role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them.

If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.How to Apply If you are interested in this Housing Service Manager role, please send your CV lee .

mc millan @ service care .

org .

uk or call me on 01 772 20 89 66 discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this Housing Service Manager role doesn't interest you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as I cover all housing-related vacancies across the region