Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week to include evenings and weekends and on-call rota.
We have a fantastic position in our extra care scheme where we support people over 55 years, who like to live an independent and active life.
About Springwood:
Our Shireliving Extra Care services provide homes for people over 55 years old, who need safety, security and reassurance with a range of care options available to meet their individual needs. Our vibrant communities within ShireLiving thrive on connection and joy, offering activities tailored to what our residents love most. Together, we create a warm, engaging environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
Position Overview:
In this role, you will have a direct hand in making a difference to their life not only from a Care perspective but also from taking care of their Housing needs. As an Assistant Manager, you will lead, mentor, and coach a team of Housing and Care Assistants to deliver person-centered care to our residents.
Values and Behaviours:
* Caring: Placing individuals at the heart of the care, ensuring services are delivered with empathy, dignity, respect, inclusivity, and integrity at all times.
* Compassion: Requires a level of consideration, patience, empathy, and understanding towards others' situations and their needs.
* Communication: Always listen carefully, speak to people, and act in a way that the person can understand.
* Courage: Not to be fearful of trying new things to improve the quality of care and raise any concerns proactively.
* Commitment: Provide a positive environment, with a flexible and proactive approach to our customer’s needs, helping to make each day special. Working collaboratively with colleagues and being accountable for providing services that make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Benefits:
* Continuous Professional Development with training, coaching, and mentoring.
* Life Assurance.
* Enhanced family-friendly leave.
* Free onsite parking.
* Paid Carer’s leave to deal with life’s emergencies.
* Access to our comprehensive training platform.
* Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations.
* Access to our discounts and cashback app Rainly from day one.
* Access to Blue Light Discount.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme including online counselling for life’s events.
Our Inclusive Culture:
The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves; creating a culture that is inclusive is crucial to the success of our organisation. All employees have the opportunity to become part of one of our networking groups, enabling them to make a positive contribution to our culture including networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, domestic abuse ambassadors, heritage and culture, and our allies’ network.
About Us:
Choices Housing Association, part of the Housing Plus Group, is a leading provider of homes across a range of tenures, to meet identified housing needs. We also deliver regulated care services to help people live independently. Our dedicated and diverse colleagues are critical to our success. We value our people and offer them challenging and worthwhile careers, providing a sense of achievement in a vital sector. It is important that we offer opportunities to inspire our people to help us make a positive difference to our customers’ homes, lives, and communities.
Recruitment Process:
In partnership with our trusted external providers, we are committed to undertaking care and safeguarding checks with all colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for. We also ask for two references for everyone who is offered a position, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. All roles will also be offered subject to satisfactory right to live and work in the UK checks; if you need any further information on these checks please visit www.gov.uk.
Next Steps:
To apply for this role, please submit your up-to-date CV and completed application form, and we will call you for a short pre-screen call.
* Job Reference: wrekinhousinggroup/TP/751/95
* Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent
* Closing Date: 24 January, 2025
* Job Category: Care & Support
* Business Unit: Care and Support
* Location: Springwood, Telford, United Kingdom
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