Description
Location: Brighton and Hove
Salary: £34,800 per year
Hours: 37 hours per week
Are you passionate about supporting people who have experienced homelessness and/or with mental health needs?
Do you have the leadership skills to support your team to achieve great outcomes for clients?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead two supported accommodation services in Brighton and Hove. The teams provide support with life skills, mental health, wellbeing and tenancy sustainment to people who have identified mental health needs and/or who have experienced homelessness.
Southdown’s Rapid Rehousing Service provides low level support to people with experience of rough sleeping or homelessness. The project works alongside Brighton & Hove City Council’s Temporary Accommodation team who provide the accommodation.
Southdown Moves provides low level supported accommodation to clients on Brighton and Hove’s mental health pathway with accommodation provided by Southdown.
Both projects support people to recover and take steps towards greater independence.
We are looking for a dynamic, creative Team Manager with the leadership skills and experience to continue to promote and embed trauma-informed working, positive team dynamics and achieve measurable and sustainable outcomes for our clients.
We welcome applications from people with experience in roles such as Supported Accommodation Team Manager, Mental Health Accommodation Manager, or anyone with the right values, leadership experience and transferable skills. If you bring a supportive leadership style and commitment to housing security, we will provide the training to help you succeed in the role.
Perks and benefits:
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Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
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Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
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Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
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Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
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25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Knowledge, Skills and ExperienceWhat you’ll need for the role:
- Experience managing or supervising a frontline support team
- A values-led approach to leadership, staff wellbeing and service quality
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Confidence working with external partners, stakeholders and commissioners
- A commitment to inclusive, trauma-informed practice
- An enhanced DBS check (paid for by Southdown)
What would be nice:
- Knowledge of housing, homelessness prevention or tenancy sustainment
- Experience managing risk, safeguarding or crisis situations
- Familiarity with contract delivery or working to KPIs
Training:
Our award-winning in-house training team will help you to continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form.
The application closing date is 2 June 2026 and interviews will be held on 10 June 2026.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
