Housing Scheme Manager

About the role

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for an Extra Care Scheme Managerto join us in our Fitzwilliam Court Extra Care scheme in Barnsley, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This role provides an intensive housing management service to residents living in Fitzwilliam Court. You will deliver high-quality housing support to our residents to enhance their quality of life, whilst maintaining independence and privacy.

The successful individual will be responsible for managing the scheme, including the health & safety of the buildings and overseeing all tenancy and leasehold matters, working collaboratively with the relevant teams. You will work in partnership with Social Services and third parties and our on-site Care Team to ensure the needs of our customers are met.

Skills/Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrates a sensitive and supportive approach to vulnerable people, always maintaining their dignity and self-respect.
• Experience in managing a service providing care and support to older people and the promotion and improvement of service delivery working closely and in consultation with residents.
• Experience in managing budgets and a good understanding of commercial data.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits and experience in dealing with harassment and nuisance.
• Ability to work on own initiative and make decisions, but within existing system.
• Good IT skills and the ability to write report with excellent communication skills.
• Understanding of current issues in the provision of social housing and care for the elderly and the ageing process, has empathy with elderly people and can assist customers within the confines of manual handling techniques.
• Experience in management, motivating/leading staff.

Desirable:

• Housing management experience
• Experience in managing specialist rented housing
• Experience in basic maintenance and related matters

If you’re interested in this role and meet the criteria, please click on apply and submit your application.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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