Service Manager

Location: Camden Town

Single Homeless Project hasan opportunity for a Service Manager to join our experienced and committed teams based in Greenwich. You will join us on a full-time, fixed-term secondment for 12 months. In return, you will receive a competitive salary starting at £40,508.80 and rising incrementally to £43,844.03 per annum (pro rata). We're London's leading homelessness charity – and we get things done.

In a city where hundreds are forced into homelessness every day, our work has never been more needed or more challenging. And we're not shying away. We're rolling up our sleeves to make change and helping over 10,000 Londoners every year. We prevent homelessness, provide safe places to live and give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives and transform their futures.

And we never give up. We're here for Londoners wherever they are on their journey. We start with trust, building relationships that help people feel safe, supported, and ready to move forward. Every day, we put people first in everything we do, challenging injustice and barriers that keep people from the safety, stability and opportunity they deserve. We stand alongside people as they rebuild and shape a future that feels their own.

Joining Single Homeless Project means joining a team that's bold, compassionate and determined to do better for the people we support and for each other. You'll work alongside colleagues with lived experience, in a space that's trans-inclusive, disability-friendly, and actively striving to be anti-oppressive and equitable. We're not perfect, but we're real. We listen. We learn. And we push forward, together.

Because this isn't just a job. It's a chance to lead with empathy, spark change, and help build a London where no one is left behind. About the Service Manager role:
Some services need more than strong management — they need a leader who can hold the whole picture, set the standard and keep young people's futures at the centre when the work is busy, fast-moving and high stakes. As Service Manager for a service working with 16 plus children and care leavers you'll play a vital role in providing effective leadership to an integrated and multi-functional team providing an assessment, support and move on to the young people we accommodate.

You'll be responsible for the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of the service, bringing confident oversight across safeguarding, housing management, risk, performance, quality, staffing and day-to-day operations. You'll lead with presence and purpose, supporting your team to deliver consistent, personalised and trauma-informed support that helps young people build stability, independence and stronger future pathways. You'll also play a key role in strengthening partnership working across Greenwich, including with local authorities, commissioners and partner agencies.

From referrals and move-on pathways to Ofsted readiness, data, young people's feedback and continuous improvement, you'll make sure the service is not only well run, but constantly learning, improving and ambitious for the young people it supports. At Single Homeless Project (SHP), you'll also be part of a supportive learning culture, with access to training, development and opportunities to keep growing as a leader while shaping a service that really matters.

About you:

You bring strong experience managing accommodation-based, residential, youth, housing, social care or similar services, with the confidence to lead a sizeable team and hold service-wide standards. You understand the responsibilities that come with managing a young people's service, including safeguarding, housing management, health and safety, performance, quality and risk. You're confident supporting teams to work…