Biography

Before starting with Homeless Link Joe worked as Service Development Manager in the Leeds Supporting People team with responsibility for service reviews and contracts for all the Supporting People client groups. Before this he managed the Leeds Housing and Community Care Project developing and implementing a multi-agency strategy. In the early 1990’s he managed the single homeless team at Leeds Housing Advice Centre. Joe has also had experience of working in the voluntary sector as resettlement worker supporting young people to move on from hostel accommodation into their own tenancies.

He brings experience of working in Local Government, joint working with Social Services, Health and Probation; and detailed knowledge of the Supporting People programme, particularly in the areas of strategy, reviews, contracting and procurement.

“My new role with Homeless Link is very exciting and provides a great opportunity to help deliver improvements to services across a large region. The local, regional and national strategic and policy agendas gives us some huge opportunities, as well as some significant challenges, and I look forward to helping members of Homeless Link to navigate their way through these and continue to provide first class services to homeless people. My first task is to identify the regional agenda, together with Homeless Link members and key stakeholders, and then find the best ways to respond for the benefit of the homelessness sector as a whole.”