Interim Housing Advice and Options Manager in Kettering
Posted by Lynx Employment Services Ltd
£28.62 – £30.43 an hour
Kettering · Temporary
Kettering and Corby \| £28\.62–£30\.43 per hour \| Inside IR35 37 hours per week \| 30 November 2026 to 31 May 2027
We’re recruiting an experienced interim manager to lead a local authority’s Housing Advice and Options service. You’ll oversee a team of around 35, maintain day-to-day delivery and improve how the service prevents homelessness, assesses applications and helps people find settled housing.
This is a senior service leadership role with responsibility for performance, staffing and a multimillion-pound budget.
## What you’ll do
- Lead team leaders and staff across homelessness prevention, housing advice, triage and statutory assessments.
- Monitor service performance and use data to identify and deliver improvements.
- Strengthen early intervention and reduce reliance on temporary accommodation.
- Manage budgets, forecast spending and act on financial pressures.
- Work with partner agencies and advise senior leaders on homelessness priorities.
## What you’ll need
Proven experience managing a local authority Housing Options or Homelessness service, with accountability for delivery across the service. Detailed, up-to-date knowledge of homelessness legislation and how it applies in practice. A track record of improving service performance and managing multimillion-pound budgets. A calm, approachable leadership style and the ability to communicate clearly with staff, senior leaders and partner agencies. Working pattern: Four days a week on site across Kettering and Corby, with one day working from home. This arrangement is fixed. The role is subject to a DBS check and includes participation in an out-of-hours duty rota.To apply, send your CV with a brief summary of the homelessness or housing options service you’ve led and an example of a service improvement you delivered.
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.