Salary
£29,000 per annum,
Location
Dundee
Contract / Hours
Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week
Interview Dates
1st and 2nd July 2026
Benefits
* 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
* Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
* Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
* Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
* Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
Overview
The Dundee Youth Housing Service provides temporary accommodation and support for homeless/care‑experienced young people aged 16 and above. As a Team Leader in Housing Support, you will deliver operational leadership, ensuring high‑quality, person‑centred services through structured support pathways, staff supervision and partnership working.
Responsibilities
* Provide operational leadership to practitioners and support workers and oversee delivery of structured support pathways (referral, assessment, support planning and review).
* Ensure robust baseline assessments are completed before accommodation placements.
* Manage staffing arrangements for a continuous 24‑hour, year‑round service and participate in the Team Leader rota.
* Lead partnership working with internal and external agencies to develop holistic, tailored support packages.
* Promote best practice, encourage reflective working and ensure safeguarding, risk management and equality principles are consistently applied.
* Support the team to help young people live independently, engage positively with their communities and achieve long‑term outcomes while maintaining service standards.
* Provide regular supervision, facilitate practice meetings, monitor compliance with policies and support staff through performance management.
* Embed practice aligned with GIRFEC, The Promise, the Health and Social Care Standards, and the SSSC Code of Conduct.
Qualifications
* Essential – SVQ 3 in Social Services and Healthcare, or HNC Social Services plus management award (PDA); SSSC registered.
* Desirable – SVQ 4 in Social Services and Healthcare or willingness to work towards it.
* Previous experience supervising staff and significant experience working with children and young people with complex trauma.
* Confident in all aspects of MS Office.
* Experience coaching staff to reach competent standards and working under pressure while maintaining drive and enthusiasm.
* Ability to work safely with challenging behaviour among children and young people.
EEO Statement
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under‑represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and within Action for Children. Male staff are under‑represented within our Children Service roles, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
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