Job Description Role – Team Leader (Homelessness) Location – GCHSCP, 2 Green Wynd, Glasgow, G40 2TD Contract Status – Temporary (up to 6 months) Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place! The Temporary Allocation Accommodation Team (TAAT) provides vital support to all Homeless Teams including Connect, CHT’s, Prison, Hospital & Housing First. The support guarantees the needs of each team are well managed, thus providing a robust and co-ordinated service. The teams focus in on providing a holistic support framework to all service users, while safeguarding those with complex needs. These services include making sure that both the correct level of care is maintained, ensuring temporary and emergency accommodation is allocated effectively and efficiently in accordance to the community’s assessment of need. The successful candiate for this role will be expected to: • Ensure a system for the oversight of placement with emergency accommodation. • Liaise with projects/commissioning/B&B accommodation to ensure rooms are utilised fully. • Identify TFF as per SU’s requirements. • Access database system • Provide support to all homelessness teams. • Source suitable accommodation as and when required • Manage a robust move on process. To be considered for this post it is vital that you have gained strong knowledge and understanding of homeless statutory responsibilites, while demonstrating excellent communication skills. The successful candidate must have experience in supervising staff and understand all current HR policies and regulations. Rehab of Offenders Act 1974 – These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Working for us! For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites: GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service Application Packs The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2 nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us. Further Information Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see GCC Job Evaluation Alert me to jobs like this