Team Leader - East Kent Housing Support Service

Team Leader - East Kent Housing Support Service Location: East Kent Salary: £32,470 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent About the Role We are looking for an experienced and motivated Housing Support Team Leader to join our East Kent Housing Support team. You will be responsible for line managing a team of Housing Support Workers and supporting the Service Manager in the effective leadership and delivery of the service. The overarching aim of the project is to increase the proportion of people entering structured treatment and support them to maintain stable and secure housing. The service works with people experiencing housing-related needs alongside drug and alcohol issues, helping them access appropriate support, engage with treatment and secure and sustain suitable accommodation. Key outcomes for the service include: Improving successful recovery outcomes for people engaged in structured drug and alcohol treatment. Reducing unplanned discharges from treatment for people with housing-related needs. Supporting people in temporary accommodation who have substance misuse support needs and signposting them into appropriate local services. Reducing the number of people losing temporary accommodation due to substance misuse or associated behaviours. Improving access to, and sustainment of, suitable accommodation for people engaging in structured drug treatment. Reducing unmet housing need among people engaged in structured drug and alcohol treatment. Contributing to the development of an evidence base around housing-related needs for people dependent on drugs and alcohol and the most effective interventions. On a day-to-day basis, you will allocate caseloads, manage a small number of complex cases, support and develop your team, and ensure that deadlines, performance targets and quality standards are consistently met. You will be responsible for contributing to performance targets set by Forward and local Grant Funding Commissioners.