Interim Head of Housing Management Services - Castle Point Borough Council

Interim Head of Housing Management Services - Castle Point Borough Council

Castle Point Borough Council

Temporary, Full Time

£635.00 per day (umbrella/inside IR35)

Location: Castle Point

Closing Date: 6th June 2025

Why Castle Point? Castle Point Borough Council is a statutory body responsible for employing nearly 350 staff, and delivering over 150 council services, both statutory and for the community's well-being and benefit. Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision-making, and promoting local democracy. Additionally, the council seeks to transform, modernize, and improve its performance, as well as support and enable the communities within its jurisdiction to be strong, healthy, and thriving.

Our values: Trust, Respect, Improving and Learning, and Customer Focus

The Opportunity

This is a temporary opportunity for an experienced Head of Housing Management Services to join the team on a 6-month basis. Please note this role requires 3 days on site working per week.

The key focus will be to provide head of service level management support to the team and complete a deep dive into the structural arrangements of the service, ensuing that the work of Management is delivered in a compliant and transparent way.

Accountabilities

• Establish a high functioning Housing Management Team, ensuing all Officers are supported in the delivery of the Council’s housing services
• Attend and present to all relevant Council Committees and meetings and brief the relevant Portfolio holder(s)
• To have good oversight of the monitoring and management of the HRA Budgets
• As a member of the Housing Health and Partnerships Senior Management Team contribute towards the delivery of the Council’s vision, values, and business plan
• To ensure the consumer standards of the Regulator of Social Housing is being met – with regard to the delivery of:

• Anti-social behaviour functions
• Management of vulnerable residents
• Management of Council estates
• Completion of Tenancy Audits
• Housing related safeguarding concerns
  
  
• Advise the Council’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder, the Board, senior leadership teams and colleagues on all matters related to the housing and tenancy management
• Making representations on behalf of the Council to national and regional policy

 The Experience You Will Bring

• Must hold a relevant Housing qualification commensurate to Lv4 or higher
• Experience of managing a Housing Management Team
• Negotiation skills – ability to deal with multiple requests for support from Officers and help Officers reach compromise on challenging cases
• Knowledge of Homeless Reduction Act 2018 and the Housing Act 1985
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work outside normal hours

Basic DBS requirement

Castle Point Borough Council is proud to be a disability confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

Castle Point Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk