Job title: Head of Accommodation
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £37,273 to £42,206 per annum (Cost of Living review in April 2025)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, usually worked from Monday – Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Contract length: Permanent following successful completion of a 3-month probation
Location: A hybrid of working from home, the office base in Manchester and at various accommodation sites across Greater Manchester as required. Occasional travel to other stakeholder meetings nationwide will also be required.
About us
The Boaz Trust is the only dedicated provider of accommodation and support for people who are facing homelessness and destitution because of their insecure, unclear, or recently changed immigration status in Greater Manchester.
Over the last 20 years, our accommodation provision has included shared houses, emergency winter night shelters for men and women, and a hosting scheme. We are currently managing a portfolio of 17 houses of multiple occupation in partnership with Arawak Walton Housing Association. We lease properties from private supporters, a housing association, a charity and we own one house. People in our accommodation with refugee status pay rent; however, our people that have been refused asylum do not, as they have no recourse to public funds and are not allowed to work.
We offer holistic, person-centred and trauma informed support to people who have had their asylum claims refused and those who have been granted refugee status. Through our Floating Support work, funded by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), we can work with others who have become homeless because of their insecure immigration status. We take a holistic and preventive approach to homelessness through partnership working between local authorities, faith communities and other voluntary sector groups.
Our experienced support team work with people who are facing homelessness because of their immigration status, helping them to identify pathways out of the situation that made them homeless in the first place. We also ensure people are able to meet their basic needs and have access to medical care and legal advice.
We speak up with and for people seeking asylum and people granted refugee status, and advocate for their rights, as we are passionate about working to create a just and compassionate asylum system.
You can read much more about our work including stories from people supported by Boaz over the years on our website (www.boaztrust.org.uk).
The role
In the current climate, this work is needed more than ever. We are therefore looking for an experienced and dynamic leader to develop our accommodation services. The ideal candidate will have experience / knowledge of:
* procuring and managing accommodation services (including shared housing)
* social housing standards, regulations, and other relevant housing legislation
* project, contract or budgetary management
* managing a team of staff and contractors
* building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, to increase impact and sustainability.
We are looking for someone with ambition and drive to build on our experience and reputation as well as getting involved in the day-to-day delivery of housing management in a small team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to use their experience to make a big difference to the lives of hundreds of people and to shape the future direction and strategy of the organisation.
The successful candidate will need to be supportive of the Christian ethos and values of the charity. However, diversity, equity and inclusion are also important to us at Boaz Trust so we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 9th December 2024
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 16th December 2024
For a full Job Description and Person Specification as well as more details about the role the organisation and how to apply, download our 'recruitment pack' on our website www.boaztrust.org.uk/pages/33-job-opportunities
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