Service Leader

1 month ago


Newbury, United Kingdom Two Saints Full time

Full time, 37 hours a week. Working Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm as well as on call duties.

£31,479 progressing to £34,977

West Berkshire Homeless Service provides support to adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across two locations, each are tailored to meet the needs of the clients. 

Our aim is to provide person-centred support to our clients, empowering them to gain the life skills they require to move on to more independent living. 

If you love working with people and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of those you support, then this is the role for you 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • You will manage a team of staff that provide accommodation and support for the homeless in this area.
  • You will insure effective and efficient cover of staff rotas through the recruitment, induction and management of staff, relief and agency workers
  • You will effectively lead, support, develop and motivate your team
  • You will work closely with the Contracts & performance manager to identify, cultivate and secure new funding streams and business opportunities in line with the service development plan
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with our partners and commissioners
  • Liaise with other managers to pool knowledge, experience and ideas for service improvement
  • You will contribute to the delivery of our communications, fundraising, volunteering and value for money strategies
  • To carry out any other reasonable duties required in the interest of the organisation 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Whilst previous experience in working with the homeless is not essential, you will need knowledge of managing services for similar client groups such as social care/substance misuse, mental health and you will have a real passion for wanting to work with homeless people.  Your values will match ours, you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.

  • You will have knowledge of effective staff management, supervision, team leadership and evidence of improving performance outputs, including across multi-sites and remote management of services and people
  • Ability to keep manual and IT based records, produce reports and analyse budgets
  • Up to date knowledge of sector specific legislation and laws
  • Evidence of management level or professional qualification, training and experience in social care, management, housing etc
  • Ability to prepare for, chair and minute meetings

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible. 



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