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Scheme Manager (Housing) West Kingsdown (£15,909 per annum, £31,819 full-time equivalent, 18.5 hours per week)

Job Role

We are seeking a Scheme Manager to support residents maintain their tenancies by assisting with low level anti-social behaviour issues, queries about repairs or renting, and helping new tenants settle in.

The successful candidate will understand the issues facing older people and work closely with colleagues to deliver positive outcomes. You will be self-motivated, with an energetic approach to engaging with tenants on an individual and group basis, to meet their aspirations around socialisation, healthy living, and well-being.

You will ensure the health & safety compliance within the schemes, including building security, fire checks and inspections of communal areas, so that residents are secure and safe.

You need to be a great communicator, and able to form relationships with a wide range of people. You will be able to work well under pressure and use your own initiative. You will also have excellent time management skills, in this fast-paced varied role and able to effectively prioritise and manage your time, including being able to regularly travel between sites, which will be a daily expectation.

Most importantly, you will put residents at the heart of what you do and be focused on delivering an excellent service.

About Us

At West Kent we’re passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.

Our values guide us to how we do this from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity and flexibility, showing compassion, self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun.

Benefits

We offer a great package – generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing. Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.

Additional Details

You will be based at Kingswood Court in West Kingsdown.
You’ll need a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Application Information

We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed application form. Shortlisting for interview will be based on your application and supporting statement, so please spend time to ensure you write a full response with examples relating to the key criteria listed in the job description.

For an informal discussion contact Stephen Lovering, Older People’s Team Manager, on (phone number removed) or (url removed)

Advert closing date: 9am on 12 December 2024
Interview dates: 19 and 20 December 2024