Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
·2 days ago
- Salary
- £51k – £54k/yr
- Location
- Sheffield Head Office
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Customer Service
- Seniority
- Manager
Description
Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager
Application Deadline: 16 September 2026
Department: Housing, Infrastructure & Planning
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Sheffield Head Office
Reporting To: Rebecca Slack
Compensation: £51,357 - £54,495 / year
Description
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: Grade 11 £51,357 - £54,495
- Location: Sheffield (hybrid working)
Are you ready to play a key role in supporting the prevention of homelessness, including through additional supported housing initiatives, across South Yorkshire?
SYMCA’s Integrated Settlement included £9.4m to prevent homelessness and increase supported housing, as well as more recently rough sleeping allocation of £9m to support the Prime Minister’s ambitions to end rough sleeping. We are growing our team to drive forward this important agenda.
This is an exciting opportunity to join SYMCA’s Housing and Infrastructure Team and lead the development of a regional approach to preventing homelessness and improving supported housing provision across South Yorkshire.
This is a rapidly growing team and we are also in the process of recruiting two Homelessness and Supported Housing Policy Officers.
This is a rapidly growing team and we are also in the process of recruiting two Homelessness and Supported Housing Policy Officers.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the criteria as detailed within the role profile. (please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our careers portal.
Please note interviews for this role are expected to take place 30th September.
About the role
As Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of SYMCA’s Homelessness and Supported Housing Programme and help shape future devolved responsibilities relating to homelessness prevention and supported housing.
The role will provide strategic leadership for the region’s homelessness prevention agenda, ensuring funding and resources are directed towards interventions that maximise impact and deliver meaningful outcomes. You will oversee programme development, manage a team of officers, support the Deputy Mayor for Policing in their role as Chair of the Homelessness Taskforce, and ensure homelessness prevention is embedded within wider regional strategies and priorities.
You will also lead stakeholder engagement, identify future funding opportunities, and provide high-quality advice, reports and briefings to senior leaders, elected members and partner organisations.
Reporting directly to the Head of Housing Policy and Strategy, you will:
Reporting directly to the Head of Housing Policy and Strategy, you will:
- Lead on the development and delivery of a Homelessness and Supported Housing Delivery Programme and regional framework to ensure our devolved Homelessness and Supported Housing Funding and additional Rough Sleeping Funding achieves maximum outcomes in preventing homelessness.
- Lead the Homelessness and Supported Housing Team.
- Lead on developing greater understanding of homelessness across SYMCA and its inter-relatedness with other devolved functions.
- Work in collaboration with key stakeholders, working alongside people with lived experience, Local Authorities, VCFS, public sector partners and housing providers to prevent homelessness, including through increased good quality supported housing outcomes.
About you
You will bring:
- An in-depth understanding of homelessness gained through working in the sector.
- Experience of developing and delivering funding programmes.
- An excellent partnership and innovative approach to maximising homelessness prevention outcomes.
You will be an experienced leader with a strong understanding of homelessness prevention, supported housing and the wider policy landscape, including the opportunities presented through devolution.
You will have experience of leading programmes and partnerships, working collaboratively across organisational boundaries, and engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including people with lived experience. You will be confident managing complex projects, influencing decision-makers and driving positive change in challenging environments.
With excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, you will be passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable people and helping deliver a coordinated regional response to homelessness across South Yorkshire.
Benefits
All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.
In addition to the above, some of our benefits include -
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications
Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority
Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact [email protected] or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.
