An exciting opportunity has arisen for a positive, hardworking and resilient Team Leader to join the Housing Management Service- leading the Leasehold and Shared Ownership functions.
You will be an effective team player as well as a leader, being able to promote and implement key messages and approaches to bring your team, colleagues and stakeholders on board in developing future plans for the service, ensuring continual service and performance improvement and implementing, maximising income and embedding a newer ICT system.
You will have knowledge, skills and experience in housing and specifically in home ownership functions including Shared ownership, Leasehold and Right to Buy administration.
You will be committed to personal and professional development and that of your team.
This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Faith Elsegood (Housing Team Leader) at faith.elsegood@york.gov.uk or on 01904 555881 or Kate Grandfield (Housing Management Service Manager) at kate.grandfield@york.gov.uk or on 01904 555344.
Closing date: Sunday 14 December at 12 midnight
Interview date: Monday 22 December 2025