Blaby District Council jobs

Homelessness Team Leader

Salary Scale 6 (£41,177- £45,529) per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Homelessness Team Leader to join our Housing Services team and lead a frontline team supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

You will provide effective leadership and supervision to Homelessness Case Officers, ensuring high-quality homelessness prevention and relief services are delivered in line with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. You will also manage your own caseload, provide expert advice on homelessness legislation, support reviews and appeals, and work closely with partners to develop effective housing solutions.

We’re looking for someone with at least two years’ housing experience, strong knowledge of homelessness legislation and preventative housing practice, and experience of supervising a customer focused team. You’ll need excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a sensitive and inclusive approach when working with people in housing need.

If you’re passionate about making a difference to people experiencing homelessness and have the leadership skills to help deliver an effective Housing Options service, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a look at the JDPS for further details.

This role will require a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check (known as a DBS check). All offers of employment will be made conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory DBS check.

Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working.

Internal applicants can apply for this exciting opportunity via iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS). Once logged in, if you click on the person icon in the top corner of the home screen and then on ‘useful links,’ another link will appear called ‘Apply for a Job’ (web recruitment).

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.

Closing date: 23 October 2026

Interview date: 13 November 2026

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers, and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.