Contract Details
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 18 months
Contract Reason: Specific Project
Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment
Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £46,142 to Scale 37 - £48,226
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tameside Housing Advice
Assessment Date: 22nd 24th June 2026
The Role
This role will be responsible for the oversight and implementation of the new Choice based lettings scheme and common allocations process including right sizing and an accessibility register.
The post holder will also be responsible for supporting the Housing Advice Managers to manage the service on a daily basis, to provide direct line management to a number of staff and be the first point of contact for day-to-day enquiries, oversee a number of projects and give guidance to staff on projects and caseloads. A key part of the role will be to manage operational aspects of a busy service.
To carry out effective partnership working with customers, staff and external partners. Housing Advice Team Leaders will spend much of their time based in one aspect of the service; however, you will be expected to work across the breadth of housing related activities.
About You
You will be a confident and proactive leader with experience in housing services and allocations. You will have a working knowledge of housing allocations legislation (Part 6 and Part 7), you will also have experience of managing staff and supporting service delivery with excellent organisational and communication skills. You will have experience of working within a local authority or similar setting with experience of partnership working across multiple providers and knowledge of housing systems and performance reporting.
EEO Statement
We are a disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in regard to the Job Role Criteria.
Benefits
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here.
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