Housing Solutions Manager

Are you an experienced housing professional looking for the opportunity to lead a high performing service and make a meaningful difference within local communities? We're looking for a Housing Solutions Manager to join Publica and lead the delivery of homelessness prevention, housing advice and housing solutions services across West Oxfordshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team, drive service improvements and help shape the future of Housing Solutions. You'll play a key role in ensuring residents receive high quality support and advice whilst ensuring the service remains compliant with homelessness legislation and best practice.

Working closely with colleagues, elected members, housing providers and partner organisations, you'll help deliver positive outcomes for residents facing housing challenges and support Publica's wider strategic objectives.

What You'll Gain As part of our Housing team, you'll: Lead a service that has a direct impact on the lives of local residents Play a key role in preventing homelessness and supporting vulnerable households Influence service development, transformation and continuous improvement Work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and partner agencies Contribute to strategic housing priorities across West Oxfordshire Support and develop an experienced Housing Solutions team Be part of an organisation that puts communities and customers at the heart of everything it does Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the Housing Solutions service and contribute to the wider Housing Management Team Ensure delivery of statutory homelessness functions in line with the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and associated legislation Oversee complex homelessness prevention and relief cases, providing expert advice and guidance when required Lead, motivate and develop the Housing Solutions team through effective supervision and performance management Deliver service improvement initiatives, transformation projects and digital solutions Monitor and improve service performance against local and national performance indicators Develop and maintain effective partnerships with Registered Providers, health services, social care teams and voluntary organisations Represent Publica and the Council at partnership meetings and multi-agency forums Develop policies, procedures and service standards Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring value for money and strong governance arrangements We're Looking For Someone Who Has significant experience within housing, homelessness or a related local authority service Has experience leading and developing successful teams Possesses strong knowledge of ...

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