Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £51,356 (Level one) rising to £54,495 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Housing Solutions, Loxley House, Station Street, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .
About the Role
The post holder will be a lead manager within the Councils Housing Solutions service, responsible for ensuring that a high quality housing advice service is provided to Nottingham citizens. You will manage the Prevention & Assessment Team, leading on homelessness prevention and housing advice services and will ensure the delivery homelessness and housing support needs assessments and the discharge of the City’s homelessness assessment duties under the Housing Act 1996, Part 7 (as amended)
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Experience as a service leader in a complex organisation, with experience of managing multi-functional teams to deliver against outcomes, creating clear objectives and creating a culture of continuous improvement
2. An ability to develop a culture of collaboration, with evidence of successfully fostering / harnessing partnerships across different sectors
3. An ability to lead service through change, with experience of leading change programmes and identifying and delivering innovative service delivery models
4. Experience of developing people and services/teams recognise, respect and value individual needs to achieve a culture of inclusivity.
5. Comprehensive and up to date working knowledge and understanding of homelessness legislation & homelessness prevention initiatives
6. Effective budget management through an understanding of the principles of financial management including preparation, monitoring and best value
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.
You can find the job description for this post.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Debbie Richards, Assistant Director Housing Solutions, by email at
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