Local Authority Housing, Team Manager – Tenancy Rights Advice & Enforcement, South London

Local Authority Housing, Team Manager – Tenancy Rights Advice & Enforcement, South London 
Pay rate to £38.97 per hour 
Contract role, Local Government Housing 
 
We are recruiting for an experienced Temporary Accommodation Officer in South London.  
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting 
Main Purpose of the Job 

• We are excited to invite CVs for a Team Manager within a new Renters Rights Act (RRA)  Tenancy Rights, Advice and Enforcement Team, a key position to enforce the rights of private rented tenants under the new Renters Rights Act legislation, tackle harassment and  unlawful eviction and uphold the council’s regulatory responsibilities. The position is until March 2027.  

• The new manager will oversee a dedicated team of 4 officers who will provide specialist support and advice in response to new duties under the Renters’ Rights Act. The team will be central to delivering a fairer and safer private rented sector in Lambeth, acting also as a homelessness prevention tool.    

• The Team Manager will provide strategic leadership, expert technical expertise, and staff management across advice, casework, and enforcement activity relating to the advertising, letting and ending of private rented sector tenancies. You will build a high performing team, ensuring residents receive accurate, timely, person-centered  advice on their rights and protections, and that breaches of tenancy law are investigated and enforced lawfully, proportionately, and consistently. Enforcement action will involve evidence collection up to standards admissible in court, leading for the council with Legal on bringing cases to court for criminal prosecution or issuing and collecting civil penalty fines.  

• You will work closely with Homelessness Prevention and partners across ASC, CSC, Health, VAWG services and voluntary sector organisations.  

• This is a unique opportunity to drive forward a new offer, strengthen operational practice, and enhance the council’s impact on tenancy rights and unlawful eviction prevention.  

Experience needed 

• A good knowledge of tenancy law and security of tenure, unlawful eviction, harassment, and investigatory frameworks  

• Experience managing or supervising complex casework within a statutory or regulatory context  

• The ability to lead service improvements, develop operational policy, and maintain high-quality standards  

• Strong leadership, communication and partnership-working skills  

• A proactive, resident-centred and trauma-informed approach to working with residents  

• If you’re passionate about tenants’ rights, and ready to lead a specialist team delivering critical regulatory functions, we’d be delighted to hear from you 

 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.