Scheme Manager

Posted 28 July 2023
Salary £18.00 per hour via Umbrella company
LocationStaffordshire
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Housing Recruitment
ReferencePROF_43552
Contact NameGrace Lane

Job description

​We are delighted to be representing a Local Authority, based in Staffordshire, who are looking to appoint two new Scheme Manager’s on a temporary basis.

There is a full time and part time position, with a negotiable rate of pay depending on experience.

The client is looking a minimum of 12 months experience working with elderly customers, and candidates must have an Enhanced DBS with at least 6 months left before it runs out. You must also have access to your own vehicle.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Responsible for the housing management service for an elderly client base, ensuring that residents are provided with appropriate advice and options to maintain their tenancy

  • Carrying out visits to resident’s homes, partnership meetings, resident meetings and other agencies meetings

  • Working within a scheme made up of 40 units, with approximately 45 residents

  • Engaging with the Tenant Participation Team, customer and partners in delivering Tenant Participation Strategy, policies and procedures

  • Inputting data, keeping records, measuring performance and generating reports

  • Dealing with telephone and email enquiries from all internal and external customers

  • Completing a range of Word documents to generate standard monthly reports and forms

  • Responsible for carrying out Health and Safety checks within tenant properties and across the patch

  • Responsible for identifying and reporting repairs to the Door Entry System and Lifeline Systems

Experience required:

  • Working knowledge of support needs and support providers

  • 12 months experience working with customers aged 55+

  • Previous experience of working in a sheltered scheme environment

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • Up to date of MS Office IT applications

  • To be able to deal with confidential and sensitive issues

  • Experience of liaising with external support professionals

  • Ability to work in a lone working based environment

Working hours:

  • 1 x 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00am – 5:00pm

  • 1 x 18.5 hours per week, working Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday 09:00am – 5:00pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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