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Team Manager - Accommodation Services (Safer Accommodation & R2C)

Salary: £21,965.72

Hours: 26 hours per week

Location: Nottingham with visits to other sites within Nottingham and office based working

Contract: Temporary for 13 weeks if successful made to permanent

Please Note: This role is open to women only, in line with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1).

As Team Manager for Safer Accommodation and Response to Complexity (R2C), you will lead and develop a high-performing team of Survivor Advocacy Support Workers. You will ensure that services are safe, compliant, and consistently delivering exceptional support to survivors with a range of risks and needs.

• Oversee the delivery of high-quality, survivor centred support.
• Ensure services meet national standards, accreditation benchmarks, and contract requirements.
• Drive service development and contribute to strategic planning.
• Uphold robust safety, risk management, and safeguarding practices.
• Line manage a total of 5 people and support Survivor Advocacy Support Workers.
• Lead on recruitment, induction, supervision, and performance reviews.
• Encourage a collaborative, innovative, and reflective team culture.
• Ensure staff knowledge is current regarding safeguarding, legislation, and best practice.
• Build strong relationships with statutory and community partners.
• Represent the service in multi-agency forums and meetings.
• Promote the service widely, including to underrepresented communities.
• Embed survivor voice in service development.
• Oversee data accuracy, reporting, and outcome monitoring.
• Lead audits and quality assurance processes.
• Maintain compliance with confidentiality and data protection.

• Proven experience managing teams in domestic abuse and housing working with vulnerable individuals is essential.
• Strong safeguarding, risk assessment, and crisis support expertise.
• Experience supporting survivors with complex needs.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A feminist, survivor-centred, and anti-discriminatory approach to your work.
• Relevant qualifications e.g. social work, IDVA, CAADA, management is preferred (a willingness to undertake management training).
• Ability to work across multiple sites as needed.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (required).

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a "Refer A Friend" bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!

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