Sheffield City Council
Older Persons Independent Living Team Manager
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Team Manager - Older Persons Independent Living Service
1 x Temporary Full Time Post – 37 hours per week (Maternity Cover until May 2027)
Location
Solpro and Sheltered Housing Schemes across the City of Sheffield within the Older Persons Independent Living Service.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Person’s Independent Living Service for recruitment of a temporary full-time Team Manager to cover a period of maternity leave. The successful candidate will have responsibility for a team of staff including Neighbourhood Officers and Caretakers and will be part of a wider Management Team supporting service delivery for OPIL schemes across a geographical area.
Key Responsibilities
- Combination of office and site-based working across the city
- Requirement to work out of hours on an on-call rota basis, including nights and weekends
- Management and assistance in delivering an innovative, high-quality, continually improving, and customer-focused service across all teams
- Delivery of Housing Management and Support, Caretaking service, Young at Heart project, Business support, and Tenancy Management
About You
We are looking for a motivated individual who is customer-focused, an excellent communicator, and is passionate about working with older and vulnerable people and improving services. You will have experience of working in partnership, managing change, and have knowledge of the challenges facing the housing sector.
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For an informal chat, please contact Tom Palmer or Louise Giles
Our Commitment
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity, and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
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Benefits
- Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Open to discussions about flexible working opportunities, including reduced hour contracts, working part-time, or as a job share
Salary
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of Pay
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone. Where appropriate to the role, the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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