Business and facilities manager

The Salvation Army; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in Hassocks seeks a Business and Facilities Manager dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents through exemplary administration and leadership. The ideal candidate has strong administrative skills, facilities management experience, and excellent people leadership abilities. Candidates should hold an administrative qualification and be willing to further their management skills. This role is vital for maintaining operational excellence in a supportive, values-based environment catering to older adults.

Qualifications

• Experience in constructive relationships with a wide range of people.
• Contributing to people development and learning.
• Health and Safety knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Help residents enjoy the best quality of life in a supportive environment.
• Ensure excellent administration relating to residents and policies.
• Provide leadership to the Catering and Housekeeping Staff.

Skills

Experience in administration including financial administration

Experience in facilities management

Good people leadership skills

High standard of numeracy and literacy

Able to use computers for document creation and analysis

Social care with Older People

Education

Administrative qualification at QCF Framework level 3

Management or Leadership training

Job description

Key Responsibilities

The role of Business and Facilities Manager will be to help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment. Ensure that the Home delivers excellent administration in relation to residents and Salvation Army policies and procedures and provide leadership to the Catering and Housekeeping Staff.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in administration including financial administration
• Experience in facilities management
• Experience in constructive relationships with a wide range of people
• A high standard of numeracy and literacy
• Good people leadership skills
• Able to use computers for document creation and analysis specifically spreadsheets, word processors and emails
• Social care with Older People
• Contributing to people development and learning.
• Health and Safety
• Administrative qualification at QCF Framework level 3 & Management or Leadership training or would be willing to work towards

Villa Adastra is one of the 12 residential care homes and adult day centres The Salvation Army has across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

We believe later life should be a rich and fulfilling time. Specialising in dementia care, we recognise that everyone is at a different stage of their care journey. That's why we work with each resident - and their friends and family - to draw up an individualised care plan that best meets their particular needs. A values-based organisation, we welcome people of every faith. We take care to understand the experience of what we do from the viewpoint of the people we care for.