Service Manager

Location Newham-Greater London
Job ID 2025-18354
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Health and Social Care Senior Manager
Type of Contract
Permanent employee
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 40 to 45 (£44,471.72 - £49,950.27)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Inner London Weighting (£4,133.14)

Overview

Services Manager – Newham Integrated Rough Sleeping Support Service

 

At Change Grow Live, we are building services that deliver measurable impact for people and communities. The Newham Integrated Rough Sleeping Support Service is a key part of this ambition. We are now recruiting a Services Manager to lead a high-performing, multi-agency model that supports individuals experiencing rough sleeping to access safety, stability and long-term solutions.

About the role

In this role, you will guide the coordination of key elements of the service, including outreach, Housing First, accommodation, tenancy sustainment and day centre provision. Your focus will be on creating a service that is easy to access, responsive to need and well-connected across the local system.

You will support the service to meet its performance goals, uphold quality standards and operate confidently within agreed financial frameworks. Through steady, values-led leadership, you will bring together a multidisciplinary team, encourage thoughtful improvement and help the service maintain strong alignment with Newham’s wider support network.

 

Hours: Full-time 
Full time Salary range*: £44,471.72 - £49,950.27 (dependent on experience).
Allowance: £4,133.14 Inner London Weighting.

*please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

 

Responsibilities

What you will deliver

  • Strategic and operational oversight of Work Packages 1, 3 and 5, ensuring integration across partners and pathways .

  • High-quality outreach and response to reports of rough sleeping and street activity, working alongside community safety partners.

  • Performance excellence through clear KPI delivery, accurate data, evaluation and compliance.

  • Effective financial management, including oversight of budgets in excess of £2m.

  • Productive relationships with commissioners, local authorities, MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Homeless Link and wider stakeholders.

  • A safe, well-governed environment with robust safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance.

About you

You bring substantial experience in homelessness, outreach or complex community services, and a strong record of leading teams in demanding operational settings .

You also offer:

  • Senior-level partnership management and contract delivery.

  • Experience of service development and change management.

  • Strong performance, data and financial management capabilities.

  • Clear communication, professional credibility and confident decision-making.

  • A commitment to inclusive leadership and to CGL’s values of being open, bold and compassionate. Must have proven success in bid formulation.

What you can expect from us

You will join an organisation that invests in people and supports professional growth. We offer structured learning, development pathways and a culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. Our Thrive principles — Creating the conditions for success, Together and Belonging — shape how we work and how we support our teams to perform at their best.

 

We are accepting direct applications only and are not seeking agency support for this role.

 

We welcome applications from individuals who share our commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred services. To support planning around the Christmas period, interviews for this role are scheduled for 8 January 2026. We encourage you to apply early if you are interested.

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible

 

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 40 to 45 (£44,471.72 - £49,950.27)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (£4,133.14)

Interview Date

8/1/2026

Closing Date

17/12/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Lesley Howard | lesley.howard@cgl.org.uk

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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