Homeless services team leader - united kingdom, wolverhampton, west midlands
homeless services team leader
wolverhampton
salary £37,537 - £41,017
full time, permanent
closes 11 oct 2022
we are on a transformational journey - #goodtogreat – and we need great people to help us turn our plans into reality.
we manage over 21,000 homes for the city of wolverhampton council – but have a growing portfolio of services across the city. we are passionate about what we do – and we care about our city’s future.
we are seeking a team leader to provide day to day line management of staff in a busy homeless services team. this is a key post - you need to be upbeat and enthusiastic, with the drive to make change happen and the resilience to handle sensitive and challenging situations.
you will need to be solution focused and self-motivated, as well as being able to encourage and support the team to carry their demanding roles. you will be responsible for performance management and be expected to contribute to service improvement on our journey of good to great.
excellent customer care skills are essential, and you must value and respect people with different life experiences and backgrounds whether they are people you work for or those you work with.
you will provide support to the head of homeless services, deputising when required.
experience of working within a homelessness setting and knowledge of the homelessness reduction act is an advantage.
our people enjoy inspiring roles in a collaborative working environment which puts your wellbeing and professional development at the heart. we know that everyone has different priorities at different stages of their lives, so we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits to meet your needs.
as well as generous public sector holiday and pension schemes, you can expect:
no gender pay gap between our female and male employeesa welcoming environment where employees can be themselves. every colleague has the opportunity to join our equality forum where you can help shape our culture and inform decision makingfree home energy checks24/7 access to a range of learning and development tools and activitiesdiscounts to some of the city’s finest restaurants and shopping outlets, public transport and local gymswellbeing support including paycare, to help cut the cost of check-ups and treatments, along with access to occupational health, counselling and physiotherapy servicesfinancial support with saving and borrowing schemessalary sacrifice schemes including cycle2work and tusker car
we reserve the right to close this advert before the stated closing date.
closing date: 11 october 2022
interviews: 28 october 2022
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