Recovery Housing Team leader Location: Kent Salary: £32,470 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent Closing Date: 26 Mar 2026 About The Role Are you an experienced housing or recovery professional ready to lead from the front? We re looking for a Full Time (35 Hours) dynamic Recovery Housing Team Leader to drive our Integrated Recovery Housing Service forward, supporting people in abstinence-based recovery to sustain tenancies, rebuild independence and prevent homelessness. Sitting within the Recovery Directorate, you ll lead a skilled team, shape service delivery, and work alongside partners across housing, criminal justice and treatment services to ensure safe, structured and empowering recovery accommodation. This role requires travel between Kent and Essex. What you ll be doing: Lead and line manage the Recovery Housing Team to deliver high-quality tenancy sustainment support Ensure every service user has a bespoke Recovery Housing Plan with clear pathways to independent living Oversee safe referrals, assessments and placements into Recovery Housing Maintain robust policies, procedures, risk assessments and service frameworks Mobilise new Recovery Housing properties, from exempt status to full furnishing Build strong partnerships with Probation, prisons, rehab centres, DWP, Housing Benefit and Local Authorities Strengthen move-on pathways into independent accommodation Monitor KPIs, data, audits and reporting to drive service excellence Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclu