Scheme Manager
Rayleigh
£24,963 - £25,735 per year
37.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for a Scheme Manager to join our Housing Operations team in Rayleigh. As a Scheme Manager, you will be responsible for providing a high-quality housing management service to ensure premises are safe, secure, and well maintained. In an environment where no two days are the same, you will also be responsible for promoting independent living by providing information and/or signposting residents to local services that may meet their needs. Our Scheme Managers also assist in arranging coffee mornings and attend drop-in sessions for Sanctuary Customers.
This is a rewarding yet challenging role and is ideal for someone who has a strong background and experience in supporting elderly and vulnerable people in a housing management setting, having awareness of safeguarding concerns.
The role of Scheme Manager will include:
* Supporting residents by providing information to promote independence, good health, and wellbeing
* Completing mandatory compliance tasks along with health and safety checks
* Reporting and monitoring repairs to conclusion, ensuring all necessary paperwork is completed
* Delivering exceptional customer service by resolving problems and complaints
* Providing administrative support, including maintaining accurate records in a timely manner
Skills and experiences:
* Strong organisational skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Good practice and knowledge of Health & Safety/compliance
* Good interpersonal and customer care skills with previous experience of managing schemes
* Proficient user of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
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
* 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
* £24,963 per annum (rising to £25,735 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
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