• Job description

    Team: Housing Solutions

    Job Family: Housing Demand Grade CBG14

    Salary: £50,584,123 – £53,840 per annum pro rata

    Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

    Base Location: Hybrid contract

    Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months (Maternity cover)

    Closing Date:  16 April 2023

    Interview Date: 4 May 2023

    We are looking to recruit a Team Manager with knowledge and experience in Housing Allocations (Housing Act Part 6).  This is an Interim position to cover maternity leave and the successful candidate will manage and support the day-to-day operations of the Housing Advice and Demand Team for a 12 month period.

    As the Team Manager you will manage and support two Team Leaders (who each manage a small team of Officers), carrying out special projects and tasks to effectively manage the demand for social housing across Central Bedfordshire. You will lead on policy and procedures to support the team to assess housing need, helping households to find suitable, alternative accommodation and empowering the residents of Central Bedfordshire to live independently. You can find your greatness by encouraging a team to provide a person-centred service, by meeting housing need and contributing to the prevention of homelessness.

    The successful candidate is required to have demonstrable knowledge of housing allocation legislation and practice, experience in the application of best practice and should be able to demonstrate experience of working with both internal and external bodies in order to achieve successful and positive outcomes for customers. Central Bedfordshire Council will be implementing a new Allocation Scheme in the summer of 2023. Experience and knowledge of project management/implementation and of managing a team through change is essential.

    The role requires a degree or equivalent qualification, or experience of the key job responsibilities.  You will need to demonstrate evidence of personal development and leadership with a management qualification or training. Further training will be provided to further develop leadership skills aligned to the Councils vision and values. It is essential that the post holder has the ability to listen, motivate and support the team as required and is able to build good working relationships with colleagues within Housing Solutions as well as the wider housing service.

  • Benefits

    Join us, and take advantage of a generous rewards package, agile working and the chance to learn and progress. Find your greatness by helping us to deliver better services to the local community as a key part of an ambitious Housing Service that is improving the quality of Housing within Central Bedfordshire.

     Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire ‘A great place to live and work’.

    To assess your suitability for the role, you must demonstrate how you meet the key outcomes, accountabilities and competencies. To do this, you’ll need to refer to the Family Profile, Role Profile and Competency Framework which can be found in the Recruitment Pack:

    For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Siobhan Breheny Housing Demand Manager at [email protected] or on 0300 300 5592.

    For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact The Recruitment Team at [email protected]

    Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.

    To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants ,it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx   Click HERE to apply now