Health and Housing Needs Manager
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
14/03/2017
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 24/03/2017 12:00
Salary:
£33,106 - £35,093
Employment Location:
Various
Further Information
We have a number of exciting and challenging vacancies within our newly created ‘Housing Solutions’ team. We are looking for an experienced professional for a new post of Health and Housing Needs Manager within South Tyneside Homes.
The Housing Solutions team will bring together under one service all aspects of allocating and repairing empty homes, managing the housing register, providing a housing options and homelessness service on behalf of the council and supporting vulnerable customers through our Health and Housing service.
The Health and Housing Needs Manager will be part of the new Housing Solutions management team responsible for developing the culture of the new service, providing strategic direction to the team and leading the team to achieve increased performance.
The Health and Housing Needs Manager will be responsible for providing an excellent occupational therapy service and also introducing a new service for vulnerable applicants to support their engagement in the choice based lettings service and implementing a triage service to support applicants who may be at risk of failing in their tenancies.
You should have a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy. You should have experience of working in a social housing, options, advice and needs service at a management level.
If you are interested in this position, full details and an application form can be found on our website www.southtynesidehomes.org.uk under jobs.
If you would like an informal discussion about this post please contact Michelle Evans, Head of Housing and Area Management on 0300 123 6633 or email michelle.evans@southtynesidehomes.org.uk
Application forms need to be returned to jobs@southtynesidehomes.org.uk by noon on Friday 24 March 2017
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Diversity is about meeting the needs of a broader range of people so that no one is excluded because they have different needs, different expectations, or because they need to access services in different ways.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any specific requirements during the application process.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.