AddressJob Posted: 3 February 2024
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: £45,000 per annum
- Industries:Health & Social CareManagement & ExecutiveProperty Services
Manager - Support Services
Salary:
£45,000 per annum
Location:
Newport, Isle of Wight
Contract type:
Permanent
Hours:
35 hours per week
The role:
We’re looking for someone with experience in the Supported Housing sector to join us as Manager to lead and manage our Supported Housing Services on the Isle of Wight. You will need to be able to work in a challenging and demanding environment to meet the housing and support needs of people living with addiction, complex behaviours, learning disability and autism.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead and directly line manage staff including supervision, appraisals, absence management and monitoring, and providing appropriate support and training to ensure continuing personal and professional development
- Ensure the effective implementation of policies and procedures and to support staff with management or supervisory responsibilities in carrying out these duties
- Consider all factors influencing the delivery of support Housing Services in a changing environment and to recommend to the Head of Care & Support Services ways of accommodating any necessary changes or improvements to service delivery
- Monitor the performance of and progress of services, using contracts, local and national guidance and report any deviance from the regulations
What you’ll need:
- Experience of working in the Supported Housing Sector
- Experience of leading and supporting teams within complex and challenging environments and have the skills and expertise to support managers
- Have extensive knowledge of legislation relevant to the provision of specialist housing, care and support
- A proven ability to manage risk
- Proven ability to act with solutions focus and innovate to meet resident needs and be able to receive and respond to resident feed back and complaints professionally at all times
The location:
You will be based at our office in Newport, Isle of Wight, although travel between the schemes/services will be required. You may be required to travel to offices off Island to meet business needs.
Benefits of working with us:
- A competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Job security and career progression opportunities
- An enhanced DBS check, paid for by us
- A great pension scheme
- Full training provided at no additional cost, as well as discounted Ferry and Fastcat travel
- Employee referral scheme – get rewarded for referring your friends!
- Eligible for Blue Light discounts!
Rest assured, that working with us will empower you to be you, with a real sense of purpose and pride in everything you do.
Should you be shortlisted for interview, you will receive a copy of the full job description to aid you in preparing for your interview.
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.
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.
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The location:
You will be based at our office in Newport, Isle of Wight, although travel between the schemes/services will be required. You may be required to travel to offices off Island to meet business needs.
If you would like more information on this contract type, please contact us at [email protected]
Benefits of working with us:
- A competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Job security and career progression opportunities
- An enhanced DBS check, paid for by us
- A great pension scheme
- Full training provided at no additional cost, as well as discounted Ferry and Fastcat travel
- Employee referral scheme – get rewarded for referring your friends!
- Eligible for Blue Light discounts!
You will be provided with a copy of the job description should you be shortlisted and invited to interview. If you would like to receive a copy prior to applying, please contact the Recruitment team who will be happy to help.
