At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead impactful housing projects, managing cases for individuals with complex needs.
- Company: Join Nottingham City Council, a major employer dedicated to changing lives.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days annual leave, health perks, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the community while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of housing laws, strong decision-making, and relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 40777 - 44075 £ per year.
Contract Type: Fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2027
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00am-6:00pm on a rota basis.
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker - the post holder would be expected to be out visiting tenants and properties on a daily basis.
Salary: Grade H - £40,777 (level 1) rising to £44,075 (level 4) per annum
Location: Highwood House, NG3 4HD
Make a Real Difference Work with Nottingham City Council Housing Services. At Nottingham City Council, we are one of Nottingham's largest employers, offering a wide range of roles across diverse services. But here in Housing Services, your work goes beyond a job; it changes lives.
What We Offer
- A professional, inclusive, and supportive working environment where your skills are valued and your contribution makes a meaningful difference
- A comprehensive benefits package that promotes wellbeing, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance
- A strong commitment to learning and development, including a full induction, e-learning and classroom-based training, and fully funded professional qualifications
Benefits of joining our team
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working to support your work-life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
About the Role
As the Housing First Project Lead, you will provide a proactive, dedicated and intensive end-to-end casework management service to Housing First and Housing Led tenancies. These initiatives are where tenancies are allocated to individuals with multiple and complex needs who have histories of rough sleeping and cyclical homelessness and for whom the traditional supported accommodation system has not worked. You will be responsible for the casework management of these tenancies and ensuring properties are suitable for the individual, drawing up Housing Management plans to prescribe how needs are to be met and robustly managing anti-social behaviour.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Knowledge and understanding of the legal and statutory framework relating to housing services and anti-social behaviour.
- Ability to make accurate and timely decisions while remaining calm under pressure and to maintain control of challenging situations.
- A proven ability to positively represent the service by developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external agencies.
- Knowledge of Housing Benefit, Universal Credit and other welfare benefits in addition to working knowledge of legal procedures relating to rent arrears and other debt recovery.
- Must be able to react and respond positively to change, be flexible and be prepared to work outside normal office hours according to the needs of the service and willing to work from other office locations as required.
- Self-motivated and resilient with the ability to work proactively with minimum supervision.
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements in your CV.
Housing First Project Lead in Derby employer: Nottingham City Council (Housing Services)
Nottingham City Council is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions truly make a difference in the community. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, generous leave policies, and extensive professional development opportunities, you will thrive in a role that not only enhances your career but also positively impacts the lives of those in need. Join us at Highwood House, where your work as a Housing First Project Lead will be both meaningful and rewarding.
Contact Details:
Nottingham City Council (Housing Services) Recruitment Team
