About The Service
Cardiff Council’s commitment to bring services together around the needs of individuals, families and communities has made real progress in recent years. This is best demonstrated by the outcomes being achieved across a wide range of multiagency services which are being delivered in an integrated way and which have the citizen at their heart.
This post offers an opportunity to join the management team of the newly created Adult Services, Housing and Communities Directorate. The new directorate is focused on providing the right interventions at the right time and in the best way; providing support and bringing services together with our partners to improve outcomes for our customers.
About the job
The Assistant Director for Housing and Communities will lead a committed team of managers and will be responsible for the strategic oversight and development of a wide range of services including: management and maintenance of our 13,700 council homes; delivery of homeless and supported accommodation services and oversight of a very wide range of community advice and support aimed at prevention and early intervention.
What We Are Looking For From You
This is an opportunity to work in a vibrant and diverse city and to join a dynamic and ambitious team. We ask that you bring outstanding leadership and communication skills plus the passion and experience to deliver excellent customer focused services.
You will have the experience and skill necessary to lead the Housing and Communities team: managing our growing council housing stock, building on and embedding innovative approaches to homelessness and community services and continuing to develop a range of preventative advice and support services.
You will have the ability to deliver innovative approaches and to achieve high quality services which are financially sustainable. This will include the further development of digital services and overseeing the development of a more agile workforce.
Additional information
If you would like to join our committed management team to deliver this exciting agenda, we would be interested in hearing from you.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
For further information or an informal conversation about this post please contact Jane Thomas, Director Adults, Housing and Communities at jf.thomas@cardiff.gov.uk
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