Interim Head of Homelessness

5 days ago


London, United Kingdom Adecco Full time

A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a Head of Homelessness and Allocations to join one of Adecco's leading Local Government clients in a temporary contract. This a full time role (5 days each week, Monday to Friday) and interviews will take place in December 2025. Our client is based in South London and office attendance is required for a minimum of 3 days each week. As a member of the extended management team, you will work collaboratively across the department and with other Heads of Service and directors to ensure the effective and efficient development and delivery of council services that support departmental and council objectives. You will undertake the role of being the strategic lead in the service area. Reporting into the Director of Homelessness Prevention & Accommodation on a daily basis, you will be responsible for the professional lead for all aspects of homelessness and housing register assessments, rough sleeping and allocation of social housing which includes: Homelessness assessment (triage, prevention and relief service) Single Homeless Service Tackling rough sleeping Reviews Housing register assessment Allocation of social housing You will be responsible for a service budget and will deliver services and the associated savings programme and transformation projects within that budget envelope. Other key elements of this role include: * Leading, managing and developing staff teams and ensuring compliance with the council's performance management system and all HR policies and procedures. * Being accountable for associated budget and have affordable plans in place to deliver the annual budget and Medium Term Financial Plan. * Delivering a high quality new integrated housing service which is respectful and responsive to tenants and leaseholders, managing all residential lettings regardless of tenure and funding base (HRA or GF). * Leading on temporary accommodation strategy, looking at ways to reduce TA and increase prevention. Oversee quality of TA/EA provision in conjunction with private sector housing team. * Leading and working collaboratively with other council services, partners and residents on service development and improvements to ensure delivery of housing targets. * Ensuring that the council meets its statutory obligations to homeless households, including prevention. * Providing strategic direction to the planning and implementation of service delivery within a complex and high-risk service area. * Leading on Rough Sleeping strategies and pathways to ensure statutory obligations are discharged. * Leading all aspects of single homelessness work. * Instilling a culture of customer service and "can-do" attitude across teams * Providing direction and management to Homelessness and Housing Register Teams, to plan, develop and deliver statutory duties in line with legislation, Council policy and priorities. Our client is willing to consider applicants who are on notice periods of up to 4-6 weeks. Only applicants who feel they meet the above criteria need apply.



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