Sanctuary manages rented and shared ownership homes and supports community initiatives for thousands of customers across England. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.
Scheme Manager - part time
Shaftsbury Court - Cambridgeshire
£15,215 - £15,686 per year
24 hours per week
We have an opportunity for a Scheme Manager to join our Housing Operations team, based in March. As a Scheme Manager you will be responsible for providing a high-quality housing management service which will include providing tenancy advice, following up repairs for residents and promoting independent living. This is a rewarding role and is ideal for someone who has previous experience of working with older people in a housing management or care setting and aware of safeguarding concerns.
The role of Scheme Manager will include:
* Supporting residents by providing information to promote independence
* Completing mandatory compliance tasks along with health and safety checks
* Reporting and monitoring repairs to conclusion
* Delivering high quality customer service by resolving problems and complaints
* Maintaining accurate records about residents and the scheme
* Covering other schemes as and when required
Skills and experiences:
* Numeracy and literacy to the equivalent of GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
* Some experience of working with older people and understanding their individual needs or similar
* Ability to work alone and manage workloads to meet deadlines
* Working knowledge of handling confidential and sensitive information
* Good interpersonal and customer care skills
* Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
* Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential
Why work for us?
Sanctuary Housing is one of the UK’s leading social landlords, providing around 70,000 homes across England. We give our residents good quality, affordable homes in communities that they can be proud of. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest any surplus we make back into the local communities we serve.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
* 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
* A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
* Life Assurance
* Employee Advice Service including counselling
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Voluntary health plans
* Employee discounts
* Wellbeing support and tools
* Employee recognition scheme
* Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
* £15,215 per annum (rising to £15,686 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
The full time equivalent salary for this role is £23,774 based on 37.5 hours per week rising to £24,510 after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance
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Closing Date: 02 December 2024
Before you apply, please ensure you have an updated copy of your CV. If you're unsure about any details or have questions about the role, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Housing Services Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.