North Northamptonshire Council · Haylock House, Kettering, United Kingdom

About the role

FIXED TERM UNTIL DECEMBER 2027

Do you want to be part of a team that has the interests of the community at its heart? Seeking a new challenge where you can make a real difference to the lives of residents facing financial hardship and vulnerability? Then North Northamptonshire Council has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Team Leader for the Crisis & Resilience Fund within the Stronger & Safer Communities Service.

Who are Stronger and Safer Communities:

Our service area provides a wide range of support to its residents and the community here in North Northants, as such, we are passionate about providing high quality services to our communities and residents. Making communities safer, funding small to large projects, supporting local organisations and residents to build a more resilient future. This means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people.

What will you be doing?

This role is to the lead on the delivery of an effective service in respect of the Crisis & Resilience Fund (CRF) programme funded by Central Government ensuring adherence to DWP guidance. You will be managing and developing a team of CRF Officers and will ensure training and regular supervision takes place. Working alongside the Stronger Communities (Partnership) Manager, you will look to continually develop and improve the delivery of the programme.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main accountabilities for this role.

About you

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• experience of working in a supervisory position, in a high paced environment
• experience of managing casework, and taking a person-centred approach
• excellent organisational skills
• experience of working with a variety of stakeholders, colleagues and members of the public
• outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
• possess an abundance of drive and determination

It would also be nice for you to have:

• experience of previous financial support programmes, such as Household Support Fund
• NVQ Level 4 in leadership or equivalent
• Experience of using case management systems and monitoring performance

Special features of the post:

• This post requires a satisfactory clearance of a Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.

The full requirements for the Crisis and Resilience Fund Team Leader role are outlined in the attached person specification and will be part of any selection process. Your application supporting statement must clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and where applicable, the desirable requirements for this role as outlined in the person specification.

Where you will be working:

Your main office base will be in Kettering, as this role is a Fixed Worker Type meaning you will typically work from the office base for up to 5 days a week but may work remotely or from other NNC offices occasionally. The ability to travel across Northamptonshire is essential to this post. There may also be occasions where you will be required to work outside of normal office hours.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

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