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Head of Supported Accommodation and Housing Management, London

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Client:

St Christopher's Fellowship

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

20

Posted:

18.07.2025

Expiry Date:

01.09.2025

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Job Description:

Head of Supported Accommodation and Housing Management

Hybrid work with some travel across London 16+ Services

Salary: £59,817 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

About this Role

We have an ambitious growth programme for Supported Accommodation Services in our London region and we are now looking for the right person to drive this forward, as well as overseeing our established services in the region. As a Supported Accommodation and Housing Management, you will be the Ofsted Registered Manager for our Supported Accommodation services leading on all aspects of supporting existing and developing new Supported Accommodation Homes and other services from sourcing properties to delivering highly functioning new Homes.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Professional qualification such as Social Work Degree / DipSW / CQSW or other level 4/5 qualification relevant to working with children and young people and/or recognised management/business qualification at level 4 or 5.
• Experience of successfully developing residential services which may involve sourcing properties to successful delivery of new homes functioning to a high standards.
• Knowledge of current developments and good practice in Supported Accommodation.
• Skills, ambition and drive to grow and maintain excellent services that meet their financial targets.
• Leadership skills to build and lead a team of professional staff.
• Extensive experience of managing complex and challenging behaviour.
• Flexible and creative approach to find solutions for risk management.

In return we offer:

• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Young People’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health, Social Pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme, to save money at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funding Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career