Displaced People Service Manager

• Fixed Term Contract until March 2026.
• Full time, 37 hours per week.
• You will be based in County Hall in Taunton, but some travel around the county will be required. You will also be able to work from home.
• 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

Ensuring there are a suitable range of service in Somerset offering good quality, value for money services to support the customer/ service user to achieve their desired outcomes.

Provide direction and leadership for the delivery and implementation of the displaced people programmes.

Ensure the service delivered is flexible to meet the changing demands of national and local programmes.

Manage and motivate the Displaced People Team to ensure the skills and capacity are in place to deliver the programmes of work.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

Leadership skills and the ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

Significant commissioning experience across the commissioning cycle.

A track record of working with complex populations and management of multi-agency programmes to support complex populations

Significant experience of working successfully with Members and Directors on complex issues and the development of strategic direction.

Experience of partnership working, including the ability to influence and, where required, lead multi-agency projects and initiatives

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more...

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Kirsty Larkins, Service Director-Housing via Kirsty.larkins@somerset.gov.uk or on 01935 462744.

Interviews will take place on 31^st July 2025.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

This role requires a Basic DBS via the online disclosure procedure.