Housing First Team Leader

Job Introduction

Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?

Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days). We also offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year.

As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.

If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company, then please read on.

Who we are:

Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.

We provide quality; low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.

About the department:

At Jigsaw Support our focus is on helping people to live happy, healthy lives in a safe home, and supporting our most vulnerable individuals is our top priority.

Working within the Jigsaw Support Team you will be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team that encourages success.

We are passionate about improving the quality of lives of our customers by supporting them to achieve their goals and independence.

With more than 160 colleagues from offices in Ashton under Lyne, Leigh and in our supported accommodation projects across the North West, we support over 6,000 people annually through the contracts we manage.

Role information:

The Greater Manchester Housing First (GMHF) Programme is a partnership of 11 organisations. The programme is co-ordinated by a Central Team at Great Places Housing Association, with the support of zonal delivery teams across Greater Manchester.

Housing First is an evidence-based approach, which uses housing as a platform to enable individuals with experiences of multiple disadvantage and complex needs to begin recovery and move away from homelessness.

GM RSAP (Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme) provides support to people across Greater Manchester who have experienced or are at risk of rough sleeping. The programme offers furnished tenancies for up to two years, alongside person-centred, trauma-informed support from an RSAP worker.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the GMHF contract in zone C (Stockport, Tameside and Oldham), line management of workers and supervising the delivery of a service with a high level of fidelity to Housing First principles. You will also be responsible for line management of GM RSAP workers who work across GM and who are matrix managed by Great Places Housing Association.

For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.

If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.