Housing Services Manager

Position: Housing Services Manager
Location: Flexible (Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, London, Sussex, Suffolk, Shropshire)
Salary: £43,000 (some flexibility for the right candidate)
Hours: 37 per week, Mon - Fri (flexible working)
NAG are working with a prominent Charity who support more than 650 people with varying Learning Disabilities across the Southeast, West Midlands, London and the East of England. They have a fantastic opportunity for full-time Housing Services Manager to join their Property Services team on a permanent basis.

You'll be need to be willing to travel to their head office in Sidcup and to visit services across all their operating areas therefore it is essential to hold a valid driving licence and have access to your own vehicle. They offer great opportunities to balance work and home through their hybrid working model that enables home working and flexibility of working hours too. Typically three days at home, two in the office/visiting services.

• You will work with the Head of Property Services and wider teams to provide high quality accommodation and Housing Services that meet the needs of our customers which are delivered efficiently, effectively and safely.
• Responsible for delivery of housing management requirements across the group (repairs & maintenance services, rental recovery & tenancy management issues).
• Delivery of planned maintenance programme.
• Responsible for procurement and management of property maintenance contractors and services.
• Ensure that financial issues e.g. rental debt/invoicing issues are identified and resolved quickly.
• Establish and manage effective external relationships with Housing partners e.g. Local Authority.
• Ensure we meet statutory obligations for housing, including servicing and certification requirements for buildings & systems (e.g. fire/water/gas and electricity), and superior landlord requirements.
• Maintain/develop housing systems/processes, liaising with other departments to ensure they are efficient and meet organisational needs.
• Lead assessment of property costs for budget and rent setting process annually.

Why Join?

• They are committed to supporting their employees to achieve a good work-life balance and support flexible working including working from home.
• Their head office is located in Sidcup, and they have other offices in Hampshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Shropshire, and Kent.
• They encourage their central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people they support, their families and their support staff.
• You'll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its values at all levels, making sure the people they support are at the forefront of their decisions.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £43,000 (some flexibility for the right candidate)
• Hours: 37 per week, Mon - Fri (flexible working)
• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years' service and after 5 years' service.
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• And more.

Interviews are being conducted on an ad-hoc basis over two stages. 1st stage is Question and Answer, 2nd stage is a panel presentation.

CVs in Word Format to Stuart Kingsnorth
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