Lewisham
Housing Improvement & Assistance Programme Manager
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Introduction
Do you have detailed knowledge and experience in the delivery of disabled facility grants and home improvement loans? Do you have experience and knowledge of regulating and bringing empty homes back into use? Do you have experience in performance management? Are you skilled in leading and motivating a team?
What’s the role?
Managing a busy disabled facilities grants (DFG) and home improvements service with up to 9 direct reports. The role also includes regulating and bringing empty homes back into use, with direct line management of the council's empty homes officer. You will support the Head of Service restructuring the DFG team to optimise and improve service delivery, implement a new IT system and deliver DFGs and home improvement loans within statutory and guidance timescales. In addition, you will oversee the allocation of the annual DFG budget, ensuring it is fully utilised and that all spending achieves value for money.
What’s in it for you?
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
What we’re looking for
- Experience in the administration of grants and adaptations
- Excellent understanding of relevant grants legislation and guidance
- Experienced in performance management
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and case management skills
- Understanding and working knowledge of empty homes legislation
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Location
The job is primarily based in Lawrence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.
Special conditions
- HNC/HND in construction, surveying or similar is desirable (or willing to work towards)
- Certificate of competency in performing HHSRS assessments and hazard identification is desirable (or willing to work towards)
- Trusted Assessor Level 4 Certificate is desirable (or willing to work towards)
- The job is subject to a basic DBS check
The recruitment process
The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.
Applicant handbook [https://lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/counciljobs/applying/how-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us] - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Sean.Grady@lewisham.gov.uk [Sean.Grady@lewisham.gov.uk]
Please click here [https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/-/media/jobs/HousingImprovementandAssistanceProgrammeManager210826] to view the Job Description and Person Specification
Salary
£57,495 to £59,574 per annum (P06)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
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Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at http://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.
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