Description and application instructions:
HORTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION
CONN3CT (SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICE)

Manager - HHA10-08

Starting salary £26,276 per annum (SCP31)

35 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit a Manager for Calderdale’s new Social Rehabilitation Service – Conn3ct, based in Halifax. Conn3ct draws together expertise from three partner organisations; Horton Housing, Workwise and The Basement Project. Conn3ct works with people who have a drug or alcohol problem and are either in treatment or clearly trying to achieve stability or those who have completed a clinical treatment and are abstinent. Conn3ct supports clients to live independently and to play a positive role in their community by offering support in three main areas, housing, education/training/employment and therapeutic aftercare.

The successful applicant will have;

• Background of working with people with drug and alcohol misuse problems, preferably within a housing, ETE or therapy/recovery environment.
• Management experience with a keen appreciation of managing change and the complexities of managing a partnership model of service delivery.
• Able to achieve operational outputs and outcomes.
• The ability and commitment to develop and establish the new service with a focus on high quality and best practice.
• Strong commitment to joint working and promoting best practice to other agencies.
• Committed to client involvement.
• High level of personal integrity and a strong work ethic.

An understanding of the requirements of the government’s Supporting People programme would be an advantage.

For details and application form please go to our website www.hortonhousing.co.uk and access the Jobs page and click of the More Info link beside the vacancy you are interested in.

Closing date for completed applications is 12th July 2010 at 12noon

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 21st July 2010

Salary: £26,276 per annum

Organisation: Horton Housing Association
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire

Type of Vacancy: Job
Full time or Part time: Full time
Permanent or contract: Permanent

Deadline: 12/07/2010 End Time: 12:00