View Vacancy -- Supported Accommodation Development Lead

Haringey has a vision where strong families, strong networks and strong communities nurture all residents to achieve their potential. Haringey is an extremely diverse borough, yet the challenge of finding a suitable, secure and appropriate home affects our residents from all ethnic and social backgrounds. As a council, we believe we can help build strong, settled communities by addressing the housing needs of Haringey’s people, including those with additional support needs or disabilities.

We have created two new roles which will lead on developing and delivering a supported and specialist accommodation plan and overseeing the pipeline of schemes from sourcing sites through to completion.

This new supported accommodation team will provide a bridge between adult and children’s commissioning and the Housing Development function.

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The role of the Supported Accommodation Development Lead is to ensure the Council understands the volume and type of supported accommodation it requires and that those services are planned and delivered, working alongside colleagues in Housing Development.

We are looking for a highly motivated professional to join the commissioning team and lead on delivering a range of strategic supported accommodation projects. The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent project management skills, with specific experience of delivering supported housing development projects.
• Be able to develop a supported housing delivery strategy that is fit for purpose now and in the future
• Be willing and able to involve people who use services and other stakeholders in the design and planning of those services, achieving a high standard of co-design and ensuring services genuinely meet the requirements of those who will use them.

The successful candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of projects, working with a variety of stakeholders and partners. The role is initially for a fixed term 2-year period.

If you wish to speak to the team about this opportunity, please contact: Georgie Jones-Conaghan Georgie.jones-conaghan@haringey.gov.uk (Lead Commissioner for Learning Disabilities and Autism)

Closing Date: Thursday 16th April 2020