At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to deliver quality housing solutions and engage with property owners.
- Company: Rochdale Council, committed to transforming housing services in the community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, casual user car allowance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for evening meetings and out-of-hours work.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives through quality housing initiatives.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing, casework, and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Strategic Housing at Rochdale Council has been undertaking a customer‑focussed transformation programme, which has included the creation of two new service areas: ‘People’ and ‘Property’. Both services work together to deliver housing solutions across the Borough, including through our new customer delivery office in Rochdale town centre.
We require experienced housing professionals who are passionate about the real‑life difference that quality housing makes in our community and who will want to be integral to that delivery.
We have an exciting vacancy for a Housing Team Lead (Supported Housing) to help contribute towards our vision for excellent strategic housing delivery within the Borough. We require an individual who is passionate about the real‑life difference that quality housing makes in our community, and you will want to be a pro‑active part of our service achieving that aim. You will be working with property owners & landlords across the Borough and across all tenures of housing stock, to implement new legislation, regulation and policy particularly within the non‑commissioned private supported housing sector.
You will ideally be experienced in dealing with properties, complex casework and achieving target‑led results.
You will relish the challenge of engaging with property owners, colleagues, developers, customers and third sector partners. You will be proactive and able to engage fluently and persuasively with property owners face‑to‑face and across all communication platforms. You will be capable of prioritising tasks, delivering on set timetables and ensuring timely completion of project commitments. You will be capable of maintaining case files, spreadsheets and engaging with relevant parties both in person and via office‑based means.
You should have a strong background relating to the person specification and able to demonstrate relevant experience. You will have an ability to develop, manage and maintain a multi‑priority workload for yourself and the entire team, progressing various ideas and plans concurrently to achieve effective delivery.
Casual User Car Allowance is payable.
Some out of hours working and attendance at evening meetings may be required, as per the needs of the service.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
