Prevention and Assessment Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker (minimum of 2 days in office following satisfactory induction and probation dependant on service needs)

Salary: £48,474 to £51,515 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking colleague to join our team who can demonstrate our core behaviours built around four central themes:

• Leading People: by building high performing teams, empowering and motivating others and being a role model for the organisation and its values.
• Equality Diversity & Inclusion: by creating a culture of respect and inclusivity in the services we provide and embedded within our workforce. Ensuring Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are fully considered in all our decisions, and we give due regard to advancing equality.
• Change & Innovation: by driving change and a culture of continuous improvement, exploring new and innovative ways to design and deliver our services.
• Collaboration: by working across boundaries, building relationships and creating joined up services to deliver the best outcomes for the people of our city. At Nottingham City Council we prioritise citizens by delivering best value service with a particular focus on homelessness prevention and housing support. We aim to provide a high-quality housing advice service whilst actively working to develop, implement and deliver homelessness prevention interventions.

Housing Solutions exists to prevent homelessness and offer housing support. We provide high-quality housing advice services while actively working to develop, implement and deliver homelessness prevention interventions.

We want a visionary and enthusiastic Prevention and Assessment Manager to play a critical role in advancing our vision. You will oversee the work of the team, manage homelessness assessments, stay updated on legislation and best practice while also developing innovative solutions to prevent homelessness.

You'll work collaboratively with internal and external partners to develop and deliver housing solutions and support.

If you're passionate about preventing homelessness and leading a great team, we'd love to hear from you.

Key priorities will include:

• Experience as a service leader in a complex organisation, with experience of delivering against outcomes, creating clear objectives and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• A collaborative leader, with evidence of successfully fostering and harnessing partnerships across different sectors, and developing a culture of collaboration.
• Comprehensive and up to date working knowledge of housing legislation in both the public and private sector and up to date working knowledge and understanding of homelessness legislation & homelessness prevention initiatives.
• Effective budget management through an understanding of the principles of financial management including preparation, monitoring and best value.

When applying, candidates should provide a written statement along with their CV outlining their key skills and experiences in the priorities outlined above.

- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

- The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Magdalena Beczek, by email at magdalena.beczek@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

Closing Date: 13th September 2024

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.