Langley has a fantastic opportunity for an organised, client focussed, and results-driven Deputy Housing Manager with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our busy and friendly team in Rochdale. The successful candidate will receive a salary of £29,982 per annum plus excellent benefits. Tekoa House is a hostel that provides housing and tenancy services for people with convictions. This post may include some travel and overnight stops can be expected. Langley Trust gives you support and free training to make a rewarding difference to people's lives every day. This role is a permanent full-time role working 40 hours per week. Langley's vision is of a society where no-one is unfairly disadvantaged or excluded because of their past. We believe that everyone deserves another chance, and to have a safe space to call home, a place to flourish and an opportunity to experience transformation in broken lives. We are a values-driven organisation and work in a Christ-like way with all our people - clients, staff and volunteers alike. We welcome those of all faiths and none. REWARDS PACKAGE • SmartHealth - free online GP service 24/7. • Up to 30 days annual leave (after 2 years' service) • Pension scheme, matched up to 8% • Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary • Eyecare vouchers • Flu vaccine vouchers • Paid DBS and renewals • Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay • Wellbeing Support - our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice • Chaplaincy and pastoral support • Funded Health Cash Plan • Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme - can be tailored to meet your individual needs • Menopause support • Enhanced Maternity Pay • Access to Blue Light Card discounts • Long Service Awards KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • To understand in detail and act upon the ex-offending and restrictive licence conditions (of some) of the applicants and the letting process in line with our procedure. • Supervising staff including giving Christian pastoral support and ensuring that pastoral needs are being met. The post holder must be a Christcentred individual who is able to put their belief in Christ into action as a leader and supervisor of staff • To supervise and help support the development of staff as directed by your line manager and to assist in the recruitment, training and supervision of the staff team. To assist in the allocation of tasks to staff in order to achieve the key performance indicators of the project and ensure compliance of the Trust's policies and procedures. • Using your housing knowledge, to support the Housing Officers in providing information and advice about Welfare Benefits especially Housing Benefit. • You will work with clients to prevent evictions whilst working with the Housing Manager to ensure that when necessary, all evictions meet legal requirements. The successful candidate will be a practicing Christian who will create an environment where people feel valued, empowered and equipped to do their best work. This person will play a key part in providing strong Christian leadership and will be required to uphold the Trust's Christian ethos and Christ like culture, aligned with our Christian Identity, and therefore there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing and professing Christian under the Equality Act 2010. Please copy and paste this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/114umW8wc1QaZELI2k93FvhO0KKixznGF/view?uspsharing into your browser to view the full job description. About LANGLEY TRUST For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services - including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice services - our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the risks of re-offending. Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Curious to know our story click Who We Are Still curious about how we do it, click What We Do DISABILITY CONFIDENT As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application. We're proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally, Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it meaningful. If you want to join our team as our Deputy Housing Manager, please apply now as we would love to hear from you. Closing date: 23 January 2025 We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants. A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant's right to work in the UK.