Central is currently recruiting for a female only Team Leader, to work in the Clapham area. The service is a 24 hour supported housing provision for 15-18 women who have experienced homelessness and have interconnecting needs.

The successful candidate will be required to work 35 hours per week, working across Monday - Sunday on a rota basis covering 8 hour shifts between 8AM - 8PM. There is a requirement to work one weekend in every four and to work until 9PM once a fortnight. Temporary cover is required until the 7th May 2025. The pay rate for this role is £22.15 per hour, with £3.79 holiday pay, totalling £25.94 per hour.

Please note; the service has several floors and no lifts.

In this position, you will be expected to;

* Ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of a person-led, psychologically, gender and culturally informed supported housing provision, ensuring best practice in service delivery

* Manage, support, coach and develop a high-performing multi-disciplinary team of 4 staff (including 1 waking night worker)

* Deliver tailored, high-quality supported housing for women experiencing homelessness and interconnecting needs

* Provide a strengths-based and psychologically informed approach to all interactions including casework and incident management

* Broker, advocate for, and facilitate improved access to a range of support and accommodation services including drug and alcohol recovery services, mental health services and primary care

* Support the delivery of a therapeutic and diverse program of support and activities

* Support a positive and smooth transition onto long term accommodation

* Embed the required professional curiosity, skills, and processes across the team in preventing, detecting, and responding to safeguarding abuse and exploitation and managing risk.

* Ensure the operational compliance of policies and procedures related regulatory standards, health and safety, etc in supported housing.

* Develop and contribute to multi-agency plans and networks

To apply for this role, you must have;

* Extensive knowledge and understanding of the causes of homelessness and the needs of women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage

* Experience in providing operational day to day management of a supported housing environment ensuring compliance of health and safety and regulatory requirements

* Knowledge and experience of delivering psychological, gender, and culturally informed approaches to support women with interconnecting needs

* Experience in developing people, through managing, coaching, and motivating the team and addressing difficult staffing situations constructively and fairly

* Up-to-date knowledge of relevant external agencies, resources, and accommodation options for people experiencing homelessness

* Experience in managing and responding to safeguarding concerns, risks and risk mitigation with ability to ensure the team's compliance in line with policies and procedures

* Ability to respond compassionately, appropriately, and effectively when responding to women who experience trauma

* Organised, proactive and able to manage a busy workload with a prominent level of autonomy

* Ability to create opportunities for coproduction with people using services to co-design and improve service provision

* Strong skills in data input, review and report writing (including good IT skills)

Please note; this role is female only. Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement - Equality Act 2010

Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible.

Further requirements:

In order to register with Central Recruitment Services for temporary agency work, candidates must meet the following criteria:

* Current valid right to work in the UK

* Minimum 12 months' of paid experience in a front line social care role within the last 3 years* (unless recruitment criteria states otherwise)

* A fully enhanced DBS registered on the DBS update service or willingness to apply for one through Central (at a cost of £60)

* Employment or education history to cover the last 5 years which can be verified through the referencing process

How to apply:

If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration.

*Please note the outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria, and we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position