Housing Allocations Team Leader

Brighton & Hove City Council; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Housing Allocations Team Leader to manage a dedicated team of Housing Allocations Officers. This role involves supporting applicants with housing needs and understanding the intricacies of housing legislation. The ideal candidate should possess strong management and organisational skills, as well as a genuine passion for helping those in need of social housing. The position offers a permanent contract with a focus on flexibility and employee wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Excellent management and organisational skills.
• Genuine passion for supporting households in need of social housing.
• Good understanding of Housing Legislation and Brighton & Hove Allocations Policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Housing Allocations team on a day-to-day basis.
• Monitor workloads, set team objectives and uphold service standards.
• Coach, mentor and support officers to build their skills and resilience.
• Collaborate with teams to make best use of social housing stock.

Skills

Management skills

Organisational skills

Understanding of Housing Legislation

Coaching and mentoring

Job description

Location

Bartholomew House

Job Overview

You’ll work within our Allocations Team, supporting and managing a team of Housing Allocations Officers as they work with applicants that have a recognised housing or medical need to move and manage expectations of those applying to join the register or those that are already registered and bidding.

To support this team, you’ll need excellent management and organisational skills, along with a genuine passion for supporting households in need of social housing.

Brighton & Hove City Council is committed to preventing homelessness and supporting applicants in housing need. As our Housing Allocations Team Leader, you will guide and develop a dedicated team of Housing Allocations Officers. You will need to understand that demand for social housing far outweighs the accommodation we have available and have a good understanding of Housing Legislation, Care Act legislation and Brighton & Hove Allocations Policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Housing Allocations team on a day-to-day basis
• Monitor workloads, set team objectives and uphold service standards
• Coach, mentor and support officers to build their skills and resilience
• Collaborate with teams within the service and external registered providers to make best use of social housing stock within the City.

Working Hours

37 hours per week, pro rata for any hours less than 37.

Contract and Salary

Permanent contract. Salary is pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Additional Information

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

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