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CLOSING DATE 30 OCTOBER AT 11.59PM
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £40, - £41, per year
Vacancy: Permanent
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced individual to join the Central Homeless Team within Housing Services. As a Team Leader you will be responsible for managing, overseeing, monitoring and evaluating a range of internal and external housing support services within South Lanarkshire. You will ensure the effective management of resources, contribute towards service improvements and support individuals and communities in accessing the housing support they need through customer consultation and engagement. You should have similar experience of working within a housing support environment, an equivalent registered support or care service. You will have an understanding of current issues and legislation in relation to housing support and homelessness. Excellent IT skills are required as well as the ability to organise and prioritise workload in an effective way and to respond and adapt to changing priorities required in delivering a quality service. You should possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to liaise effectively with a variety of agencies.
When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:
1. Please provide evidence of your experience and achievements in the five specific behaviours framework. 'Efficient, Flexible, Leading, Working with Others and Performing’.
2. Please explain your experience of working in a reactive role managing your own workload.
3. Please explain what experience you have of working towards compliance in relation to Care Inspectorate and SSSC requirements.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .
This post is a considered Regulated Role under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.