Guinness
Extra Care Scheme Manager
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Extra Care homes at The Guinness Partnership
Extra Care homes at The Guinness Partnership offer purpose-built apartments for older people, combining independent living with additional support when needed, enabling residents to live confidently and independently.
Opportunity for an Extra Care Scheme Manager
We have an opportunity for an Extra Care Scheme Manager to join our team in Ivybridge, on a 12-month fixed term contract, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Responsibilities
As an Extra Care Scheme Manager, you will be responsible for delivering an effective intensive housing management service to residents. You will provide high-quality, person-centred housing support that enhances residents’ quality of life, promotes independence and privacy, and sustains a vibrant, safe and inclusive community.
You will manage all day-to-day operations of the scheme, including the overall Health and Safety, line management of scheme staff, oversight of tenancy and leasehold matters, and uphold high standards of service delivery. Working closely with residents, internal teams, the on-site Care Team, and external agencies, you will ensure that residents receive appropriate support, have choice and control, and live in an environment that meets their physical, mental, and emotional needs.
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Travel to other sites in Devon will be required as a part of this role, therefore, you will need a full UK driving licence and access to your own car.
Essential Skills and Experience
- A sensitive and supportive approach to vulnerable residents, always maintaining dignity and respect.
- Experience managing a service that provides care and support to older people, with a focus on service improvement and consultation with residents.
- Experience managing budgets and understanding commercial data.
- Knowledge of welfare benefits and experience handling harassment and nuisance.
- Ability to work independently, make decisions within established systems and policies, and use digital technology confidently.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports.
- Understanding of current issues relating to social housing, care for older people, and the ageing process, with empathy for residents’ needs and appropriate use of manual handling techniques.
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Application
Please apply with a CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria.
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
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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