Disabled Facilities Grants Team Manager

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Make Sheffield a Place Where Everyone Can Thrive in Their Own Home. Sheffield City Council is proud to deliver services that put people at the heart of what we do. We are looking for a dedicated Disabled Facilities Grants Team Manager to lead a critical service that helps residents live independently, safely, and with dignity in their own homes.

This role offers the opportunity to manage a specialist team within the Home First Service, working alongside occupational therapists, contractors, technical officers, and other professionals to deliver a high-quality adaptations service funded through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading a team of professionals responsible for the delivery of home adaptations and grant-funded improvements across the city.
• Overseeing the end-to-end administration of Disabled Facilities Grants, ensuring legal compliance and excellent customer service.
• Managing resources and budgets effectively, reporting on performance, and ensuring timely delivery within statutory timeframes.
• Working closely with Adult Social Care, Children's Services, and NHS partners to ensure seamless support for residents.
• Promoting continuous improvement and ensuring that the service is inclusive, responsive, and focused on residents' needs.
• Contributing to strategic planning and development of policies that promote independent living and health equity across Sheffield.

What We're Looking For

• We are seeking a strong leader who shares our values of fairness, respect, and inclusivity.
• You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, a collaborative mindset, and a strong understanding of housing adaptations and public sector service delivery.

Essential:

• Experience managing teams and services within local authority, housing, social care, or adaptations delivery.
• Strong understanding of the Disabled Facilities Grant process and relevant legislation.
• Ability to manage complex budgets and monitor service performance.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships and work across departments and with external stakeholders.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and delivering person-centred services.

Desirable:

• Technical or professional qualifications in housing, surveying, or project management.
• Understanding of construction, procurement, or property maintenance processes.

What Sheffield City Council Offers

• A supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Hybrid and flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and public sector pension scheme.
• Opportunities for training and continued professional development.
• A chance to make a real difference in people's lives and communities.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Janette Daley at janette.daley@sheffield.gov.uk

Location: Sheffield, Hybrid working available.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.