Housing Options Team Manager - Triage and PreventionTemporary Contract Inside IR35Location: South East London (Hybrid - minimum 2 days onsite, more when on duty)Start Date: 23 February 2026Duration: 12 weeks (initial)Hours: 36 hours per weekRate:PAYE: £25.95 per hourUmbrella/Ltd: £33.91 per hourRibble Recruitment is supporting a London local authority to appoint an experienced Housing Options Team Manager to provide cover within a Triage and Prevention service during a period of long-term sickness.This is a senior frontline management role with responsibility for statutory homelessness duties, prevention activity, performance management, and staff leadership.The RoleYou will lead and manage a Triage and Prevention team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused housing options and homelessness prevention services in line with legislation, guidance, and best practice.Working closely with senior managers, you will support service development, oversee complex casework, manage performance and budgets, and ensure the council meets its statutory homelessness duties.Key ResponsibilitiesManage and coordinate the Triage and Prevention Service, ensuring statutory duties are met under housing and homelessness legislationLead, supervise, and develop a team of frontline officers, promoting high performance and continuous improvementEnsure early intervention and effective prevention to minimise homelessness and the use of temporary accommodationOversee complex and high-risk c