Experience

Colchester Borough Homes

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Housing Options Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Present



Essex County Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Safer Accommodation Lead

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  The Safer Accommodation project is part of the Whole Essex Community Budget Domestic Abuse project. The role is to improve the services to Domestic Abuse survivors and victims across the whole County from Accommodation providers. these include local district authorities, registered providers, refuges and tenancy related support providers. There are at least 25 different organisations and 6 key work streams to this project. My role is to standardise the availability and access to services, avoid duplication, and reduce overall budget costs as a result. I am working with the County Housing Related Support team and the Safeguarding team to integrate the work into the changes and services that they provide. I am also working with the PCC's office to ensure that the changes are embedded into the cultural structure of Housing organisations. Show less



Cambridge City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Single Homeless project co-ordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  My role here was to set up the Single Homeless Project, bring partners together, agree the processes, develop the IT system to meet the project requirement and prepare all of the necessary paperwork My role here was to set up the Single Homeless Project, bring partners together, agree the processes, develop the IT system to meet the project requirement and prepare all of the necessary paperwork



DCLG

• Specialist Homelessness Advisor

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2013

  The Advisor role was originallty set up to assit local housing authorities to meet the Government Temporary Accommodation Targets. The role developed into a more supporting role for local authorities and became a conduit between Central Government and the district authorities. We interpreted national policy and work with authorities to put the policy into action. I worked on the Mortgage rescue scheme, Rough Sleeper initiatives, Squatters toolkits and many other initiatives. I represented DCLG on the Home Offices Quality Assurance panel for Domestic Homicide Reviews. This role continues even though the Advisor role finished. I have also conducted many Peer Reviews of Services, examining the way the local authority provides its housing needs services and works with partners. I have made many recommendations for service improvement and contributed to the implementation of the improvements. Show less



Basildon Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Housing Needs Manager

  • Oct 1989 - Sep 2007

  I started at basildon as a Housing Assistant in the Housing Needs section, I became a Homeless Officer in 1991 and the Senior Homeless Officer in 1997. In 1999 I became the Principle Officer over Homelessness, Housing Advice and Temporary Accommodation. In 2003 I became the Housing Needs Manager and added the Allocations and the Applications(housing register) team to my remit. I set up the basildon Domestic Violence Panel in 1995 and begun to make changes to the organisations Housing Management policies and staff procedures. In 2002 I co- wrote the Authorities Staff Domestic Violence Strategy and Policies, my service were key in providing support for staff members who had to flee because of an abusive relationship. I led a working panel which re wrote the Allocations policy in 2005 and also reduced the authorities Temporary accommodation numbes from just under 1000 to 275 saving over £250,000 from the Bed & Breakfast budget. Show less