Supported Housing Manager
Permanent
Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary NS14 - £46,731 to £48,710 per annum

 We are now recruiting for a Supported Housing Manager to manage our Housing with Care facilities across Newark and Sherwood. 

You will bring experience of leading and managing front line services to ensure a responsive, needs led, and customer focused approach is delivered to all tenants living in a Housing with Care setting.

You will lead on the development of our extra care housing services for older people, including contributing to the overall direction and continuous improvement of the Careline service, thereby promoting and supporting independent living within the district.

Your knowledge and experience of managing and motivating dispersed teams, of project management and delivery, financial and budget management will be invaluable, as will your knowledge of legislation relating to social housing. You’ll have insight into the current issues affecting social and supported housing and the regulatory, legal and operational issues around housing management services.

We’re an ambitious, forward-thinking Council with strong values and an ethos of doing our absolute best to serve our customers.  We are proud of our organisational culture and receive positive feedback from our employees. We have a programme of internal activity to ensure that the voices of our employees are always heard and that they are kept informed on all Council activity and events. From roadshows to an annual award ceremony, from reviewing working arrangements to our Hug in a Mug initiative, it is incredibly important our employees are shown how valued they are and that they remain the beating heart of our workplace.
We offer:

• Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme.
• Flexi scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service.
• Family-friendly benefits.
• One days’ paid volunteering leave.
• Lifestyle benefits platform.
• Funded health cash plan.
• Free car parking*
• £10 a month gym membership at one of our four gyms in the district

You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about delivering excellent services and supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan.

For an informal chat or more information, please contact Julie Davidson, Business Manager, Housing Services on 01636 655542.

*Free staff parking is valid until 30 June 2026.

As an employer we will promote an inclusive working environment to maintain and develop a forward thinking and diverse workforce.

Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare  disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed interviews provided they have demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specifications on their application forms. 
Closing Date: 6 January 2025
Interview: W/C 13 January 2025