Posted 01 August, 2026
Housing First Team Lead
Dublin Simon Community
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 2005365754
About Us: At Dublin Simon Community, we're dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.
If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.
We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.
About the Role
The role of the Team Leader will be to support the service manager to ensure the provision of housing accommodation within Dublin Simon operates effectively and consistently to best practice standards, meeting the needs of service users.
Contract Type: full-time, permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 hours, 7-day liability (morning, day, evening, and weekend shifts)
Location: Dublin City Centre
Salary:40,000-45,000 DOE
Role Responsibilities
• Provide shared oversight of case management for intensive case workers, supported by the Service Manager.
• Act as a point of authority in the absence of the Service Manager, with responsibility for all contract related matters.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Property team, ICM, and management, serving as the initial point of escalation.
• Compile reports for review and sign off by the Service Manager.
• Mentor staff teams in best practice approaches and professional standards.
• Provide supervision and ongoing support to the ICM and intake teams.
• Ensure the client feedback management policy and procedure is fully implemented locally and service user participation is developed on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure the data protection policy is implemented, make process improvements where possible and audit the service's compliance.
• Project manage specific pieces of work on behalf of the service manager to contribute to the overall continuous improvement of the service.
• Lead the induction and training of staff in operational duties.
• Facilitating training for new and current staff.
• Oversee the service rota, shift planner and shifts are covered according to local policy. Maintain records in and report on People First.
• Ensure timesheets are completed and sent to service manager for sign off.
• Fundraising point of contact, Co-ordinating new furniture, RTI and donations,
• Support the service manager to manage the delivery of all day to day operational functions and administration of the service.
• Management of electronic files. Ensure all electronic files are filed according to DSC PPGs.
Note: The responsibilities and listed in this job advertisement are not exhaustive, a full job description and person specification is available from HR on request.
Qualifications and Experience
• BA/BS degree (level 5 or 6) in Psychology, Community Development, Counselling, Social Care, Social Work, or similar.
• 2 years experience in homeless services or working with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
• Understanding of why people become homeless and the needs they have.
• Record keeping, report writing
• IT skills including Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Client-focused, adaptable, accountable, resilient individual.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to advocate on the client's behalf.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour, whilst being respectful and professional.
Benefits with Dublin Simon Community
• 25 days annual leave
• 5% matched contribution to your pension
• Paid Sick Leave Policy
• Paid Maternity Leave Policy
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
• 1st-week Comprehensive Training
• Progression Opportunities
Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at (01) 6354860. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.
Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.
We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.
About the Role
The role of the Team Leader will be to support the service manager to ensure the provision of housing accommodation within Dublin Simon operates effectively and consistently to best practice standards, meeting the needs of service users.
Contract Type: full-time, permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 hours, 7-day liability (morning, day, evening, and weekend shifts)
Location: Dublin City Centre
Salary:40,000-45,000 DOE
Role Responsibilities
• Provide shared oversight of case management for intensive case workers, supported by the Service Manager.
• Act as a point of authority in the absence of the Service Manager, with responsibility for all contract related matters.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Property team, ICM, and management, serving as the initial point of escalation.
• Compile reports for review and sign off by the Service Manager.
• Mentor staff teams in best practice approaches and professional standards.
• Provide supervision and ongoing support to the ICM and intake teams.
• Ensure the client feedback management policy and procedure is fully implemented locally and service user participation is developed on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure the data protection policy is implemented, make process improvements where possible and audit the service's compliance.
• Project manage specific pieces of work on behalf of the service manager to contribute to the overall continuous improvement of the service.
• Lead the induction and training of staff in operational duties.
• Facilitating training for new and current staff.
• Oversee the service rota, shift planner and shifts are covered according to local policy. Maintain records in and report on People First.
• Ensure timesheets are completed and sent to service manager for sign off.
• Fundraising point of contact, Co-ordinating new furniture, RTI and donations,
• Support the service manager to manage the delivery of all day to day operational functions and administration of the service.
• Management of electronic files. Ensure all electronic files are filed according to DSC PPGs.
Note: The responsibilities and listed in this job advertisement are not exhaustive, a full job description and person specification is available from HR on request.
Qualifications and Experience
• BA/BS degree (level 5 or 6) in Psychology, Community Development, Counselling, Social Care, Social Work, or similar.
• 2 years experience in homeless services or working with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
• Understanding of why people become homeless and the needs they have.
• Record keeping, report writing
• IT skills including Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Client-focused, adaptable, accountable, resilient individual.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to advocate on the client's behalf.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour, whilst being respectful and professional.
Benefits with Dublin Simon Community
• 25 days annual leave
• 5% matched contribution to your pension
• Paid Sick Leave Policy
• Paid Maternity Leave Policy
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
• 1st-week Comprehensive Training
• Progression Opportunities
Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at (01) 6354860. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.
Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
