Job Title: Location Manager – Extra Care
Location: Portland Mews, Bridlington
Hours: 36 per week
Salary: Up to £26,707 per annum
About the role
Extra Care housing provides a vital local resource to support older individuals with care and support needs to live independently. It is a sector of rapid growth and an exciting time of change for Anchor as we move our significant extra care housing portfolio forward to ensure it meets the needs of the older population for the next generation. Our offer for residents will fit with the principles of the Housing Customer Experience Strategy to ensure that residents are listened to, included and that we are responsive to their needs.
The post holder will be managing a designated location to ensure that services are delivered to a high standard, that the location and accommodation remain safe and compliant.
When you join the housing team, you’ll need a good balance of heart and head to manage property, tenancy matters and relationships with Anchor’s residents and partners.
The Location Manager role is very diverse and involves working with departments across the organisation, managing contracted services and external relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
You’ll be responsible for:
1. Managing properties and enabling residents to live independent lives
2. Letting properties, managing rent accounts, dealing with anti-social behaviour, fulfilling our Safeguarding responsibilities and ensuring repairs are carried out
3. Listening and responding to residents and partners with an aim to proactively deal with issues before they become a complaint
4. When a complaint does arise, taking ownership for a complaint and following the complaints process whilst keeping all parties informed
5. Lead on relationship management across the location working collaboratively to find solutions and satisfactory resolutions
6. Maintain resident and stakeholder trust and confidence in Anchor through effective communication, the setting of expectations and delivery of outputs.
7. Managing the location’s budget and service charge accounts ensuring residents’ homes are well maintained and repairs are completed to a high standard in a timely manner
8. Ensuring that the location is safe, all health and safety checks and risk assessments are carried out in accordance with policies and procedures
9. Working with external agencies and partners such as local authority commissioners, on site care provider, social workers and medical professionals to provide support to residents with a range of needs this includes ensuring that they are getting access to the right services to help them to continue to live independently
10. Encouraging all residents to have an up to date and relevant support plan that identifies their individual needs
11. Connecting with residents, helping them access health and social services, and encourage inclusion in social events both internally and in the wider community
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A career with Anchor housing is all about providing older people with independence and security within a happy community. We offer properties at over 1,500 locations across the country and manage 54,000 homes for the over-55s, of these Anchor has over 100 extra care locations providing additional support and services to almost 4,500 older individuals with long term / complex health needs.
Are you the one?
Ideally you will have previous housing or care experience and worked with vulnerable client groups, but that’s not as important as having the right attitude, resilience, ability to problem solve with a willingness to learn.
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Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
12. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
13. Mental health support
14. Flexible working options
Finance
15. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
16. Quick and easy pension transfer service
17. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
18. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
19. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
20. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
21. Career progression and promotion opportunities
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Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.