Ending Homelessness in Enfield
We are transforming our homelessness service to improve homelessness prevention, reduce temporary accommodation and end street homelessness.
Our new Housing Advisory Service will deliver sustainable housing outcomes for Enfield residents through a range of new services, including data-driven early intervention, community outreach, specialist practice teams and a street homelessness service.
We are seeking proactive, outcome focused people to join our Street Homelessness Service. The Street Homelessness Service has been set the ambitious target to end rough sleeping in Enfield.
Team Leader - Fixed Term Role until March 2026
We are recruiting for a Team Leader, to work within the Street Homelessness Accommodation Team, part of the Street Homelessness Service. The Street Homeless Accommodation Team provide housing related support services to former rough sleepers across three distinct supported housing projects – Housing First, Dispersed, and Shared Accommodation.
You will be an experienced team leader and will combine your expertise and knowledge of move on, safeguarding, managing ASB, housing related support, welfare and homelessness policy and legislation. You will help to manage a team of highly skilled employees including Housing Support Workers and Welfare Advisors, who are responsible for providing proactive housing related support to residents with a history of street homelessness.
You will ensure the service continues to delivers support of high quality to our residents to enable them to maintain their homes and move on into suitable long term accommodation. You must have strong communication and creative problem-solving skills together with the drive and passion to help vulnerable people to live independent and fulfilling lives. You must also be willing to work outside of office hours on occasion, be able to work independently and have good knowledge of welfare, housing and homelessness practice.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join and innovative and inspiring service aimed at ending rough sleeping in Enfield.