Team Leader (Homeless Services)

Published by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

Ref: GLA16132 Published date: 30/10/2026 Closing date: 08/11/2026

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Location:: GCHSCP Green Wynd, Glasgow, G40 2TF, United Kingdom

Salary:: £37,590.25 - £43,771.71

Contract type:: Temporary

Position type:: Full Time

Hours:: 35 hours

Categories:: Social Services / Housing / Childcare; Housing / Homeless

Job Description

Role – Team Leader (Homeless Services)
Location – GCHSCP, 2 Green Wynd, Calton, Glasgow, G40 2TD
Contract Status – Temporary up to 31st March 2027

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

The Temporary Allocation Accommodation Team (TAAT) provides vital support to all Homeless Teams including Connect, Casework Homelessness Teams Prison, Hospital & Housing First. The support guarantees the needs of each team are well managed, thus providing a robust and co-ordinated service. The teams focus on providing a holistic support framework to all service users, while safeguarding those with complex needs. These services include making sure that both the correct level of care is maintained, ensuring temporary and emergency accommodation is allocated effectively and efficiently in accordance with the community’s assessment of need.

As the Team Leader you will ensure the effective day to day operation of the Homeless Temporary Accommodation Allocation Team ensuring that the service allocates homeless emergency accommodation effectively to fulfil our statutory duties. You will work with the Allocations and Green Wynd Coordinator to support effective placement management.

Main Function:

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the Temporary Accommodation Allocation Team to ensure temporary and emergency accommodation is allocated effectively and efficiently in accordance with the community’s assessment of need.
• Support an integrated approach to the management and allocation of void properties.
• Ensure effective recording systems are in place to ensure temporary accommodation use is reported across the service.

You should have strong knowledge and understanding of homeless statutory responsibilities, while demonstrating excellent communication skills. The successful candidate must have experience in supervising staff and understand all current HR policies and regulations.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Interviews will take place week commencing 30th November 2026.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Kenny Fullerton on 0141-276-6172 or by email: Kenny.Fullerton@glasgow.gov.uk

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Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

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