Bristol City Council

Employer: Bristol City Council

Salary: £48,474 - £51,515

Basis: Full time, permanent

Location: Bristol

Job reference: VAC005946

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Housing Options service in Bristol at a time of positive change.

We are re-designing and investing in our service to:

• Increase our success in preventing homelessness.

• End our use of hotels and shared temporary accommodation for families.

• Improve move on from Temporary Accommodation.

• Reduce our use of and spend on Temporary Accommodation.

The cost of Temporary Accommodation is a significant financial challenge for the Council.

This new role creates additional leadership capacity in these critical areas and is key to achieving our ambitions.

You will provide effective leadership to ensure that high quality services are delivered to meet the needs of clients relating to:

• An effective and efficient in-house Temporary Accommodation and Supported Housing service

• Effective management of Temporary Accommodation contracts, placements, and income recovery.

• Effective utilisation of supported housing pathways

• Clients are supported to move on from Temporary Accommodation in a timely manner.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

Find out more and apply via our careers site by clicking on the link below.

Please note that we do not accept CV’s and no agencies please.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised candidates who are currently under-represented within this service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

Closing date: 11 September 2024.

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