Team Leader - Homelessness Housing Access

Team Leader - Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options Team
Various Locations

Salary: £40,501 - £47,639
Hours: 36 per week

An excellent opportunity has arisen for 3 management positions within the City of Edinburgh Council's Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options Team (HP&HOT).

HP&HOT is structured to meet the challenges of increasing housing demand and reduced supply and we are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join our team.

The posts will provide leadership and direction in delivering key statutory Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options services. The post holders will be responsible for ensuring a customer focused and innovative service is delivered in line with good practice and applicable legislation. This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental part in shaping the delivery of a developing service in a period of transition.

The successful candidates will be educated to SVQ Level 4 in a relevant subject; possess significant professional experience within a Housing environment and be able to demonstrate a track record of managing staff, projects and change.

Please note that that at any point in your employment with the Council that you may be required to work in any location across Edinburgh.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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