Care and Support Team Manager - Coneygear Court

Care and Support Team Manager - Coneygear Court, PE29 1PR

The RoleAt Coneygear Court, you'll lead a dedicated team delivering temporary accommodation and support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the Huntingdon area.This is an opportunity to make a real difference. You'll create a safe, welcoming and psychologically informed environment where people can rebuild confidence, develop resilience and move towards sustainable housing and greater independence.As Team Manager, you'll lead by example, ensuring high-quality, person-centred services that are responsive, compassionate and outcome-focused. You'll support and develop your team, build strong partnerships with local agencies and ensure services consistently meet contractual, regulatory, safeguarding, and organisational standards.What you'll doLead and inspire a high-performing support team.Deliver excellent services that achieve positive outcomes for customers.Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based and psychologically informed practice.Ensure compliance with safeguarding, contractual, regulatory and quality standards.Manage service performance, resources and budgets effectively.Build strong relationships with local authorities, housing providers and partner agencies.Encourage customer involvement in shaping and improving services.Drive a culture of continuous improvement, learning and innovation.What you'll needWe're looking for a compassionate and confident leader with experience supporting people facing homelessness, housing insecurity or other complex challenges.You will have:Experience managing homelessness, supported housing or temporary accommodation services.Strong leadership skills and experience developing successful teams.Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness and housing-related support services.Understanding of trauma-informed, psychologically informed and strengths-based approaches.Experience managing performance, quality standards and budgets.Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.A passion for empowering people to achieve positive, lasting change.A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including the Adult Barred List.