Housing Needs and Safeguarding Manager

Department

Mansfield District Council

Reference

MDC8654

Salary details

£45495 - £49590

Job term

Full Time

Hours

37

Closing Date

11 June 2023

Mansfield is a great place to work, we offer great benefits including a very generous holiday entitlement, up to 37 days per year, local government pension and hybrid and flexible working.

Mansfield District Council is looking to employ a Housing Needs and Safeguarding Manager to lead the Housing Needs service within the wider Housing Department.

You will have a key role in a forward thinking and customer focussed service with a strong reputation for driving real change to resident’s lives through proactive and preventative means. The service includes the NICE award-winning ASSIST hospital discharge project; the Mansfield First Steps model which delivers against Housing First-type principles; a new Healthy Housing Hub supporting those with complex needs and a Supported Housing Improvement (SHIP) team.

You will lead the implementation of the council’s Homeless Strategy, provision of temporary accommodation, homeless and roughsleeping, resettlement and the Homefinder choice based lettings service. Partnership development will also be a key element of the post with health, social care and voluntary sector partners along with leading the ASSIST support and Central Control service and its future digital shift. You will also lead the council’s safeguarding approach and will be key to continuing work towards enhanced Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) accreditation following our recent award.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and organised new member of our Housing department leadership team to continue delivering positive outcomes and transformative change for our customers. Please contact Jill Finnesey on 01623 463703 or jfinnesey@mansfield.gov.uk for more information about the role.

Interviews will be held week commencing 19th June 2023

Please note this is a politically restricted post.