About the role
An exciting new role at North Northamptonshire Council within the Housing Solutions Service, the Accommodation Services Manager will be responsible for the overall development, co-ordination, delivery and performance of a high-quality temporary accommodation service, and our fantastic in-house supported housing projects.
Through various procurement/funding initiatives you will ensure there is adequate supply of cost effective, suitable temporary accommodation for allocation to meet the Councils’ statutory homelessness duties. The post holder will also need to ensure that all accommodation meets the required standards, that residents are appropriately supported to sustain and move on from their placements, and further opportunities are explored to reduce the cost and use of temporary accommodation.
You will work alongside a Single Homelessness Manager, a Housing Advice and Options Manager and a Housing Allocations Manager to ensure that there is effective joined up working across the service area and with a wide range of internal teams and partner services and organisations.
To succeed in the role, you must have demonstrable experience of improving housing services, including performance and budget management. We are looking for someone who is a tenacious problem solver, who can think and act strategically and work in a collaborative partnership approach.
The role will require the post holder to operate across the North Northamptonshire area.
If you wish to discuss the position further, please contact Emma Forbes (Head of Housing Solutions) on 07825 627009.
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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