Job Description
Housing Allocations Team Manager Temporary Contract (26 Weeks) Job Details Client: Slough Borough Council Service Area: Regeneration, Housing and Environment Hours: 37.5 hours per week Start Date: 04 May 2026 Duration: 26 weeks Working Pattern: Minimum 2 days in the office Location Office Base: 25 Windsor Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 2 EJ
Pay PAYE Rate:£258.72 per day Job Overview Slough Borough Council is seeking an experienced Housing Allocations Team Manager to lead a team of allocators and assessors responsible for maintaining the housing register and ensuring assessments are completed in line with Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and the Council’s housing allocations scheme. This role will oversee the timely allocation of social housing through choice based lettings, act as the service’s subject matter expert on housing allocations, and support policy, governance and systems change activity. The successful candidate will bring strong technical allocations knowledge, team management experience and the ability to lead service improvement, policy updates and operational delivery in a busy housing environment.
Important – Please Read Carefully This role requires strong housing allocations management experience, including expert knowledge of Part VI of the Housing Act 1996. You must have experience managing a housing allocations or assessments team, working with choice based lettings, updating allocations schemes and making complex or exceptional assessment decisions. Candidates without this level of housing allocations expertise are unlikely to be considered. Key Responsibilities
Manage a team of housing allocators and assessors
Oversee the housing register and ensure assessments are completed correctly and on time
Ensure allocations activity is compliant with Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and the Council’s allocations scheme Oversee the timely allocation of social housing through choice based lettings Act as the service’s subject matter expert on housing allocations Update housing allocations schemes, including committee governance requirements
Lead implementation of policy changes and related IT upgrades Manage nominations relationships with registered providers
Make exceptional assessment decisions where required
Lead on report writing, policy writing, performance management and service monitoring
Support project work and service improvement across the allocations function Essential Experience & Skills Strong experience managing a housing allocations team Expert knowledge of Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 Experience maintaining and overseeing a housing register Experience working with choice based lettings Experience updating housing allocations schemes
Experience supporting committee governance processes Experience implementing policy changes and service improvements
Experience managing nominations relationships with registered providers Ability to make complex or exceptional assessment decisions
Strong report writing and policy writing skills
Strong performance management, monitoring and project management skills
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