Deputy Manager

Salvation Army Housing Association (saha); Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in Guildford is seeking a Deputy Manager to support the Service Manager in providing effective services for vulnerable women. The role involves developing tailored support plans and ensuring a safe environment. Ideal candidates will have experience working with homeless individuals and knowledge of community resources. This position offers a range of benefits including annual leave, a discount scheme, and training support.

Benefits

26 days annual leave rising to 31 days

Extra day off on your birthday

High Street discount scheme

Pension with life assurance

Discounted private medical insurance

Loans available for financial emergencies

Occupational sick pay

Induction package and relevant training

Long service awards from 2.5 years

Career learning and development support

Qualifications

• Instinctively work in alignment with the organization's values.
• Good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people.
• Ability to create a culture of empowerment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager in overseeing service delivery.
• Ensure residents are safe and have development opportunities.
• Build support plans tailored to residents' needs.

Skills

Knowledge of working with homeless people

Experience supporting vulnerable individuals

Understanding of community resources

Job description

About The Role

At Salvation Army Homes, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. Working with single women who have recently experienced homelessness or have been at risk of homelessness, we take a strength based approach to help our residents develop skills and resources to transform their lives and so they can move on and live more independently. The Deputy Manager will be an integral part of the team, working with staff and residents to build support plans tailored meaningfully to meeting the needs of the women we support. The service houses 15 residents for up to 2 years.

Your main duties will be to support the Service Manager in overseeing the effective and asset-based delivery of services to ensure the people living there are safe, secure and provided with a range of person-centred learning and development opportunities to develop their skills and enable them to reach their potential.

About The Candidate

You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with Salvation Army Homes values and behaviours to create a culture where people utilise an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths and talents. With a good knowledge or experience of working with homeless people and / or supporting vulnerable young people, you will have a good idea of the wider community resources and organisations available to support our residents.

Benefits of working as a Service Manager

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• Support to learn and develop your career

About The Company

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society – mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.