Housing Options Team Leader - Flexible Working & Impact

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Council seeks an experienced Housing Options Team Leader to manage a multi-disciplinary team and deliver frontline housing options, homelessness prevention, triage and assessment services.

You will provide day-to-day leadership, oversight and quality assurance across the team, handling complex cases, safeguarding, statutory reviews and multi-agency responses while driving service improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in a housing context.
• Strong knowledge of housing, homelessness, safeguarding and relevant legislation.
• Ability to manage complex cases and provide professional oversight.
• Skilled in performance management, data analysis and policy development.
• Experienced in partnership working with agencies and residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary Housing Options team delivering frontline housing options and homelessness prevention.
• Ensure assessments are thorough, resources used appropriately and timely advice given.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, quality assurance and support for complex casework.
• Drive service improvement through performance management and partnership work.
• Collaborate with residents, staff, managers and partners to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Housing options

Homelessness prevention

Safeguarding

Data analysis

Performance management

Job description

Barnsley Council seeks an experienced Housing Options Team Leader to manage a multi-disciplinary team and deliver frontline housing options, homelessness prevention, triage and assessment services.

You will provide day-to-day leadership, oversight and quality assurance across the team, handling complex cases, safeguarding, statutory reviews and multi-agency responses while driving service improvement.