Abbeyfield
Sheltered Housing Manager
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Abbeyfield Living Society
For almost 70 years, Abbeyfield Living Society has been a leading provider of housing and care for older people across England. We're dedicated to exceptional care, and we know it starts with an exceptional team.
Our work is guided by five core values – Care, Compassion, Community, Integrity and Excellence – and we are proud of the difference our teams make every day in the lives of residents, colleagues and local communities.
Role: Sheltered Housing Manager
Location: Riverhill, Market Place, Corbridge, NE45 5AW
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 20 hrs per week flexible - Work pattern to be discussed at interview.
Salary: £17.82p/h
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who would be interested in joining our organisation, to support our Sheltered Housing property. If you are looking for a rewarding role, Abbeyfield Living Society would love for you to join us.
The Role of Sheltered Housing Manager
You’ll have responsibility for groups of elderly residents and managing the provision of tenancy agreements, ensuring a positive accommodation experience in a safe living environment. And you’ll be developing and implementing local marketing activities to promote your Houses to secure a high reputation in the community, developing relationships with referral agencies and key partners working in social care.
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- Maximise rental income by ensuring high occupancy levels, and any resident debt is minimised.
- Control staff costs by effective management of staff budgets, rotas and timesheets.
- Manage other property related costs, such as utilities and consumables, in line with budget.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, internal Abbeyfield policies and processes, and implement an effective internal audit programme to assure compliance.
About You
- Experience working in a sheltered housing, health or social care environment.
- Appropriate qualification in sheltered housing and/or social care is an advantage, together with an understanding of relevant Housing legislation, assured shorthold tenancy management and landlord and tenant obligations.
- Experience of effectively managing staff and teams.
- Ability to manage customer expectations by balancing the needs of residents with business need.
- Experience managing budgets, particularly securing sustainable income and controlling costs.
- Strong staff management skills.
- Computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
- Chartered Institute of Housing Level 5 Diploma in Housing or willingness to work towards this.
Why Join Abbeyfield Living Society?
We’re committed to recognising and rewarding our team members. Working with us comes with a range of benefits, including:
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- Up to 31 days paid leave pro rata, including bank/public holidays
- Comprehensive induction
- Work overtime? With Dayforce Wallet, access your extra pay instantly, no waiting until payday.
- Claim back healthcare expenses with Medicash
- Life Assurance
- Pay progression within role based on skills and contribution
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Occupational sick pay
- Company pension
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Striving for independent accreditation as a menopause friendly organisation
- Opportunity to obtain Blue Light Card discounts
Are you someone who thrives on making a difference? Join us and build a rewarding career where your skills and compassion truly matter.
Please note this role will require eligibility to work in the UK, two satisfactory employment references and a basic DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Abbeyfield. You may be asked to provide details regarding convictions; failure to disclose convictions may result in an offer of employment being revoked.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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