COMMUNITY LIVING SCHEME MANAGER

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cardiff Council is seeking a committed professional to manage a sheltered housing building and welcome visitors, ensuring resident wellbeing and supervising the Older Persons HUB. The role involves arranging, organising, and overseeing events and activities for residents.

Applicants should have excellent interpersonal skills, be well organised, and experienced in working with older persons, with a strong emphasis on health and safety and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with older persons and empathy for their needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to run events and activities and manage health and safety.
• Ability to manage health and safety of buildings.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and efficient management of the building and visitors.
• Ensure wellbeing of residents and supervision of the Older Persons HUB.
• Arrange, organise, and manage events and activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organised

Experience with older people

Communication

Event management

Health & safety

Health and safety

Job description

The Community Living team is part of the Councils Specialist Accommodation Service. The team provide support and advice for older persons living in the Councils sheltered housing schemes, helping them to live independently.

About the job

To provide effective and efficient management of the building and visitors, ensuring the wellbeing of residents and the supervision of the Older Persons HUB, arranging, organising, and managing events and activities.

What We Are Looking For From You

Post holder should have excellent interpersonal skills, well organised, have experience of working with older persons, empathy, and excellent communication skills, be able to run events and activities, and manage the health and safety of buildings.

Additional information

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact Susan Frost 07976 003097 or Leean Martin 07583 881735

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Job Category Communities

Department Housing & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent