Location: The Showroom, Tritton Road, Lincoln – with regular travel to other YMCA Lincolnshire sites and external venues across the county
Responsible to: Director of Services & Impact
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (we may be able to offer flexibility on working patterns for the right candidate)
YMCA Lincolnshire’s mission is to ensure vulnerable people and communities across the county have the opportunities to belong, contribute, and thrive so that they feel safe, valued, and fulfilled.
We are looking for an exceptional leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Head of Tackling Homelessness. You’ll have Senior and Operational Leadership responsibility for all elements of our Emergency and Supported Accommodation and the wrap around services supporting those at risk of homelessness.
Our work ensures that everyone has a safe space to live, ensuring stability and creating prospects for the future, delivered by a team that place beneficiaries at the heart of the work.
You will be a strong and dynamic leader, with significant experience of leadership in a supported accommodation/social housing role. We’re looking for someone with, or working towards a Level 5 Housing qualification. You’ll have an eye for detail, a passion for helping people to thrive and a commitment to delivering complex multi-faceted services of the highest quality.
The purpose of YMCA Lincolnshire is to ensure that people and communities across the County have the opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive so that they are safe, valued and fulfilled.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To form a dynamic and effective Senior Leadership Team.
- Provide strong, compassionate and values driven leadership to the services and teams within the role portfolio.
- Contribute to organisational and service strategic visioning.
- Work in close consultation with the Executive Team and contribute in establishing relationships with Trustees to ensure that the key service and impact issues confronting the organisation are fully understood.
- To contribute to the effective leadership of safeguarding across the portfolio of services supporting the Designated Safeguarding lead (Director of Services and Impact).
- Work with the Director of Services and Impact in setting and delivering tactical service plans linked to organisational strategies.
- Contribute to the development and agreement of proposals for service growth and development of services to the board.
- Contribute to the production of Organisation business plans and strategies.
- Contribute papers to and attend relevant Committee meetings.
- Contribute to relevant internal Project Management teams for service/capital projects alongside the Executive Team.
- Contribute to the development of strong policies and procedures across the organisation that underpin the delivery of our services, ensuring that all other leadership and teams adhere to them.
- Support the Director of Services and Impact on opportunities for growth, service development and collaboration/partnership opportunities.
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs as our Application Process is anonymous to ensure fairness.
For the full job description, and to apply, please go to:
https://www.lincsymca.co.uk/get-involved/join-our-staff-team
Closing Date: Friday 14th August 2026 at 5pm with Interviews scheduled in Lincoln for Wednesday 26th August 2026.
YMCA Lincolnshire benefits
- Workplace Pension through People’s Pension
- 10% Discount Gym Membership at Everlast Lincoln
- Role specific training
- 25% off The Showroom Café
- 20% off YMCA Lincolnshire charity shops
- 10% off YMCA Lincolnshire nurseries childcare
- Subsidised health care plan
- Free climbing sessions at The Showroom (availability dependent)
- Free parking at main site
- Free eye tests & 20% off glasses for VDU use
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- B&Q Tradepoint card eligibility
- Free tea & coffee at all sites
Safeguarding
YMCA Lincolnshire is committed to the principles and practices of safeguarding. We believe safeguarding has paramount importance, and everyone in the Association shares an objective to help keep young people and vulnerable adults safe. Each staff member is required to take personal responsibility for ensuring the safeguarding of others and maintaining own knowledge and understanding through continued familiarity with YMCA Lincolnshire policies and guidance, promoting safe practice and reporting any concerns.
Equality & Diversity
YMCA Lincolnshire is committed to upholding the values that underpin current equality and diversity legislation. We recognise the importance of equality and diversity being an integral part of our work, to promote equality and prevent unlawful direct or indirect discrimination. Each staff member is required to take personal responsibility for ensuring equality and diversity is recognised and promoted in all aspects of the role, maintaining own knowledge and understanding through continued familiarity with Association policies and guidance.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We recruit great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home at YMCA Lincolnshire. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Health & Safety
YMCA Lincolnshire is committed to the health, safety and welfare of our residents, service users, employees, and all visiting stakeholders. Each staff member is required to ensure that they and others take notice of and operate within Association Health and Safety guidelines.
YMCA Lincolnshire is committed to creating a diverse environment. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We recruit great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home at YMCA Lincolnshire. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Charity No: 243017
Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
