Client Services Manager

Home Group Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days leave (rising to 39)

Health cash plan

Pension matching up to 7%

Instant pay with Stream

Discounts on goods and services

Job summary

Home Group Limited is seeking a hands-on, leadership-focused role based in Reading (with options for Portsmouth or Harrow) to lead a team delivering supported housing services. The role balances people leadership, service quality and customer impact, with opportunities for growth and leadership training.

The position is temporary (6 months) and full-time (37.5 hpw), with hours Monday to Friday, and requires an Enhanced DBS check, driving licence, and access to a vehicle for business purposes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and supporting teams in housing or care settings.
• Confidence managing performance and coaching others to succeed.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and customer-focused practice.
• Experience working with people with diverse and complex needs.
• Ability to manage priorities across varied responsibilities.
• Temporary (6 months), full-time role with 37.5 hours weekly; based at Reading, Portsmouth or Harrow; minimum 2 days per week in offices.
• Enhanced DBS check is required; driving licence and own vehicle with business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team to deliver safe, person-centred supported housing services.
• Champion safeguarding and health and safety across the service.
• Manage performance, supporting colleagues to grow and deliver great outcomes.
• Oversee service quality, contracts, KPIs, and customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with customers and partners to improve services and outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Safeguarding

Stakeholder engagement

Performance management

Job description

Salary

£34,000 per annum plus 34 days leave, rising to 39, and a health cash plan.

Home, a place where you belong. You'll lead and coach a dedicated team delivering supported housing services that truly change lives. This is a hands‑on leadership role where no two days are the same. If you enjoy balancing people leadership, service quality, and real customer impact, this is a role where you can make your mark and grow your career while supporting others to thrive.

What you’ll do

• Lead and coach a team to deliver safe, person-centred supported housing services.
• Champion safeguarding and health and safety across the service.
• Manage performance, supporting colleagues to grow and deliver great outcomes.
• Oversee service quality, contracts, KPIs, and customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with customers and partners to improve services and outcomes.

Why join us

You’ll work with a wide range of customers, colleagues and stakeholders, gaining experience across leadership, operations and service improvement. You’ll have access to leadership training and development, support from experienced colleagues, and the chance to shape how services are delivered. This is a role where you can stretch yourself, learn every day, and see the impact of your work. Be part of one of the UK's Great Places to Work! Unfortunately, we can’t offer a CoS for this role.

Experience and qualifications

• Experience leading and supporting teams in housing or care settings.
• Confidence managing performance and coaching others to succeed.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and customer‑focused practice.
• Experience working with people with diverse and complex needs.
• The ability to manage priorities across varied responsibilities. The role will be managing our Older Person Independent Living homes across the South (Hampshire, London and Sussex).
• Temporary (6 months), full time (37.5hpw). You’ll work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.
• You can be based at one of our offices in Reading, Portsmouth or Harrow. You will be required to work a minimum of 2 days per week either within our services or at one of our local offices.
• You need an Enhanced with barring list DBS check (we pay).
• You need to be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle insured for business purposes.

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a "me day") and the option to buy 5 more each year.
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more.
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary).
• Instant pay access with Stream.
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more.