Neighbourhood Manager - South London & Kent
- Employer
- Habinteg
- Location
- London (South), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £40,345
- Closing date
- 27 Apr 2019
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- Function
- Community and Customer Services, Housing / neighbourhood management, Tenant services
- Seniority
- Manager
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organisation Type
- Housing association / RP
Job Details
Based: South London/Kent
Hours: Full-time - 35 hours/week
About Us
People come to work for Habinteg because they believe in what matters to us. Inclusion drives all that we do, be that the services we offer to tenants, the environments we create or the homes we deliver. One in four people in this country are disabled but most homes are designed to exclude them. We believe in designing homes and creating neighbourhoods that everyone can share and enjoy. We have 3350 homes across the country from Tyneside to Cornwall. We are champions of the Lifetime Homes Standard and provide expert training and consultancy through our Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) in-house team.
About the Role
You will lead our housing management team in the South London and the South East, ensuring we provide a great service for our tenants. Our housing in the South London and the South East ranges from accessible general needs properties to a specialist housing schemes, and the area takes in South and South West London, Surrey, Kent and East Sussex
You will manage a dispersed team delivering all our local housing management services and will be expected to achieve stretching and ambitious targets. Tenant engagement is key to Habinteg’s success and you will be responsible to leading on engagement initiatives.
About You
You will be an experienced housing professional, with extensive experience of generic housing management in the social housing sector. You will have excellent management and leadership skills and be able to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Habinteg’s inclusive housing mission.
You will need to show a track record of achievement and ambition, both in your previous roles and in your own personal development.
You will be flexible and agile in your approach, being able to adapt your approach to different circumstances and service demands.
You will need great written and verbal communication skills. You will be expected to contribute to the development of policy and practice, so skills in these areas are required.
The role requires the ability to drive and access to a car. Occasional overnight stays and working outside usual office hours will also be required
Company
Habinteg is an equal opportunities employer aims to be an employer of choice. We offer a comprehensive and person-centred employment package to our staff. This includes:
- Flexible approach to working week including full-time, part-time and job-sharing possibilities.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loan.
- Welcoming, accessible work environments.
- Training and development programme including study leave.
- Ethical pension scheme from the Pensions Trust.
- Secondment opportunities.
Being open and honest about our performance is an essential part of our culture. This is why we place importance on independent assessment of our organisation as an employer. We are proud to hold a Gold Standard Investors in People accreditation.
Habinteg has been a leading provider of affordable accessible homes for over 40 years. A third of the homes we provide are designed to wheelchair standard and our schemes – from Tyneside to Cornwall - provide sustainable, inclusive neighbourhoods for disabled and non-disabled people to share and enjoy. We are champions of the Lifetime Homes Standard and have recently welcomed the Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) on board as a subsidiary. In our five year business plan we commit to sharing our expertise and influencing policy so that society includes disabled people with a places to live that meet their needs and maximise independence.
Habinteg acknowledges its responsibility and commitment to the communities in which it works and recognises that in society certain groups and individuals are discriminated against. Therefore, Habinteg is committed to taking positive action to help redress the effects of unfair discrimination and disadvantage in order to ensure equality of opportunity becomes an integral feature in all of its activities. This includes:
- The provision of housing and services
- Recruitment, employment and training
- Housing development and contractors
- Governing body and management committees
- Website
- http://www.habinteg.org.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7822 8700
- Location
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Habinteg Housing Association Chapman House Unit 1
Adwalton Business Park 132 Wakefield Road
Drighlington
Bradford
BD11 1DR
United Kingdom
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