H&T 95- Area Housing Manager - 396107

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working Pattern - Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm

Salary - £60,477.19 - £72,357.29

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South Lanarkshire Council is a modern and progressive organisation with a clear shared vision by both members and officers to improve the quality of life for everyone in South Lanarkshire. 

As the Area Housing Manager within Housing and Technical Resources, you will be a member of the Housing Services Senior Management Team and the Extended Resource Management Team. You will strategically and operationally manage an Area Housing Office, driving forward improvements within the Service. You will be responsible for the delivery of a diverse range of services including: 

• Housing Management
• Decentralised Homelessness and Housing Support Services
• Homelessness Prevention with person centred outcomes
• Voids & allocations
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the Local Housing Strategy, Tenant Participation Strategy, Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy and Housing Contribution to integration of Health and Social Care
• Cross Resource Strategies and Initiatives             

You will manage the effective delivery of local housing services in accordance with Council policy; and be responsible for promoting continuous service improvement and Best Value within the Service through performance assessment, establishing performance targets and indicators, service planning and staff motivation and development. 

Suitable candidates for this challenging role will demonstrate significant experience at a senior management level and be able to demonstrate a proven track record in operational management and leading successful teams. You will be able to demonstrate success in delivering organisational goals, be an excellent problem solver, have the ability to project manage, inspire, influence and build successful partnerships. 

The successful candidate will also have extensive experience of developing and delivering a comprehensive housing management service and be willing to works towards or qualified in the diploma of housing studies. 

You must have a detailed knowledge of relevant legislative and statutory procedures, the regulatory framework and influences in relation to the housing management functions and related services. 

You will be able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplined environment and drive forward a culture of best value, teamwork, accountability and success. 

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history etc.

You will be eligible to participate in South Lanarkshire Council's Car Pool Scheme as it would be advantageous to have access to a vehicle for business purposes if required to travel to alternative locations.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. 

Please Apply online

All correspondence will be via your email address.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.

As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.