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Scheme Manager

Employer
Southern Housing
Location
Sittingbourne, Kent
Salary
£27,796 + £1,800 ECU (pro rata)
Closing date
21 Oct 2021

Job Details


If you’re enthusiastic about enabling older people to stay independent, and have experience of day-to-day management of buildings and schemes, join us as a Scheme Manager in our outstanding rated Independent Living Service in Kent where we have two part time positions.


You’ll be supporting residents to maintain their tenancies including assisting with low level anti-social behaviour problems, queries about repairs and rent and helping new tenants settle in.


You’ll support social activities for residents, deliver support plans and work with other professionals to ensure older residents remain independent. You’ll also manage all the health & safety compliance within the scheme, including building security and fire checks and inspections of communal areas, so that residents are secure and safe.

What you'll need

You’ll have excellent knowledge of care and support services, including relevant legislation and good practice. You may have worked in supporting housing or housing related support services and be able to evidence your knowledge through this experience.


You’ll be a great communicator, and able to form relationships with a wide range of people, from residents to other agencies in order to generate effective solutions to problems. You’ll put residents at the heart of what you do, and be focused on delivering excellent service with a ‘can do approach’.


You’ll also have excellent time management skills. In this fast paced, varied role you’ll be able to effectively prioritise and manage your time, including being able to regularly travel between sites. You’ll need a full driving license and access to your own vehicle, and we’ll ensure you’ve a lone working device as well as tools you’ll need to work within our safe operating procedures in response to Covid-19.
Advert closing date: Sunday 3rd October 2021

Company

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What’s in it for you?

  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Eyecare & dental
  • Birthday leave
  • Retailers discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • Buy & sell annual leave
  • Season ticket loan
  • In-house academy & career development
  • Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Southern Housing
Telephone
0800 121 60 60
Location
Grosvenor House 125 High St
London
Surrey
CR0 9XP
United Kingdom

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