Housing Options Manager - Families
Watford, Hertfordshire

About Watford Borough Council:-

Watford is an urban borough in South West Hertfordshire. The borough has excellent transport links with mainline rail connections to London. Watford is the centre of a sub-region serving around 500,000 people living within a 20 minute travelling time catchment. As part of the London commuter belt, Watford is strongly influenced by London which brings the benefits of a buoyant economy.

At a glance

- £1.4bn local investment happening – mix of public and private funding
- 5 major development and regeneration projects happening
- 3500 registered businesses
- Higher than average working-age population
- Skilled workforce
- Home to many major international head offices

The Role:-

Are you an experienced housing and homelessness professional looking for an exciting challenge? Do you have an extensive understanding of the Homelessness Reduction Act, preventing homelessness and safeguarding? Do you have experience leading a team or are you ready to take that next step?

Watford Borough Council is currently strengthening its housing service to meet the significant housing challenges faced by its residents. A strong focus will be on the prevention of homelessness and a reduction in numbers in temporary accommodation, as well as delivering excellent value-for-money services fit for the future.

This role is an exciting and challenging post for an experienced housing professional, giving you the opportunity to refocus the council’s front line and create an effective housing advice and homeless prevention service. Candidates will have excellent interpersonal skills, be highly effective working as a team, and ideally have management experience in operational homeless services and a proven track record in change management. We are a forward-thinking authority that is ambitious, innovative, and entrepreneurial, and works as a team to deliver services. With a leadership culture of empowerment, you will be rewarded for actively delivering service improvement and development. We are looking for someone with the right approach and enthusiasm to take our families and young people’s homelessness service forward and support the team to develop and deliver excellent services.

What we are looking for:-

The successful candidate will have the drive and ambition to champion and embed a culture of continuous improvement within the housing service. They will be able to manage a team of multi-disciplinary experienced officers, working collaboratively with partners to seek solutions. Key requirements include effective communication, team-building skills, the ability and motivation to solve problems, personal credibility and an approach that builds rapport and confidence in both officers and partners. We are committed to supporting you to develop, both personally and in terms of your specialist knowledge.

Sound exciting? Come and join our team, come and make a difference.

Successful applicants will need to attend our Assessment Centre.

To find out more about the post contact Nisha Mistry.

Closing date: 20th February 2024.

Unfortunately, late applications cannot be accepted.

A Basic Disclosure Check or DBS enhanced check (as applicable) will be carried out for this post.

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