Team Leader; Housing

Job title: Housing Team Leader

Salary: SO2 £ 38,510 - £44,253

Hours: Full and Part Time

Contract: Permanent

Location: Any Location within Leeds

As a Housing Team Leader you'll thrive on leading a team to deliver a Housing Landlord service, in a job that’s never dull.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

As a Housing Team Leader, you will bring to the role:

• Ability to lead motivate and empower staff to achieve positive outcomes.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Knowledge of the functions of a comprehensive Housing Management Service
• Knowledge of a landlord's statutory responsibilities.

The Housing Team Leader, leads a team who manage the Councils Housing stock in a specific geographical area. They need to maintain the teams focus on delivering excellent customer service whilst also undertaking necessary duties to ensure the health of our communities and undertake income generating work. No two days as a Housing Team Leader are the same which is great, but also will demand excellent personal organisation and initiative.

As our next Team Leader you'll lead a team that deliver on the councils core values, and improve the lives of residents of the Leeds City Council area.

The role is integral to our wider landlord service.

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's or Adults' barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our
recruitment of ex-offenders policy

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the
Skilled Worker visa
route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

To lead and manage an efficient, customer focused Housing management service, in order to maximise performance and seek continuous improvement.

• Delivering the overall housing management service within a geographical area or the overall sheltered support service within a geographical area within the Neighbourhood Services area of Older Persons Housing.
• To work in partnership with other teams and departments to ensure joined up services to tenants and other service users.
• To line manage and supervise a team of staff including completion of appraisals, one to…