At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead impactful housing projects and support individuals with complex needs.
- Company: Join Nottingham City Council, a major employer making a real difference in the community.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26-33 days annual leave, health benefits, and a generous pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working with opportunities for professional development and training.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on lives while developing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of housing services and ability to manage challenging situations effectively.
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 & supporting document.
Closing Date: 5th July 2026 (11:59pm) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: 13th July 2026. Please note, this is subject to change.
Housing First Project Lead in Mansfield employer: Nottingham City Council (Housing Services)
Nottingham City Council is an exceptional employer, offering a professional and inclusive work environment where your contributions truly make a difference in the lives of individuals facing housing challenges. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, generous leave entitlements, and extensive learning and development opportunities, you will thrive in a supportive culture that values your skills and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Join us at Highwood House, where your role as Housing First Project Lead will empower you to create meaningful change in the community.
Contact Details:
Nottingham City Council (Housing Services) Recruitment Team
