Care and Support Team Manager

The Role

At Coneygear Court, you'll lead a dedicated team delivering temporary accommodation and support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the Huntingdon area.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference. You'll create a safe, welcoming and psychologically informed environment where people can rebuild confidence, develop resilience and move towards sustainable housing and greater independence.

As Team Manager, you'll lead by example, ensuring high-quality, person-centred services that are responsive, compassionate and outcome-focused. You'll support and develop your team, build strong partnerships with local agencies and ensure services consistently meet contractual, regulatory, safeguarding, and organisational standards.

What you'll do

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• Lead and inspire a high-performing support team.
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• Deliver excellent services that achieve positive outcomes for customers.
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• Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based and psychologically informed practice.
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• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, contractual, regulatory and quality standards.
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• Manage service performance, resources and budgets effectively.
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• Build strong relationships with local authorities, housing providers and partner agencies.
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• Encourage customer involvement in shaping and improving services.
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• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, learning and innovation.
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What you'll need

We're looking for a compassionate and confident leader with experience supporting people facing homelessness, housing insecurity or other complex challenges.

You will have:

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• Experience managing homelessness, supported housing or temporary accommodation services.
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• Strong leadership skills and experience developing successful teams.
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• Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness and housing-related support services.
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• Understanding of trauma-informed, psychologically informed and strengths-based approaches.
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• Experience managing performance, quality standards and budgets.
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• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
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• A passion for empowering people to achieve positive, lasting change.
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A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including the Adult Barred List.

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