Later Living Manager

Edinburgh City Football Club Limited.; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay above minimum wage

Living Wage alignment

Generous annual leave

Pension contributions

Wellbeing support

Paid training and development

Uniform

SVQ support

SSSC membership paid

PVG Disclosure check paid

Job summary

Trust is seeking a Later Living Manager (Housing Support with Meals) in Dunfermline to lead day-to-day housing support within a development with a meals service. You will oversee customer wellbeing, promote independence and manage a catering team delivering meals.

The role requires experience in supported housing or similar, with strong digital skills and the ability to coordinate with families and external partners. 35 hours/week, £17.58/hour, permanent/full-time.

Qualifications

• Experience in supported housing or housing support, care, community services or similar.
• Digital confidence with online systems, emails and digital records.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of housing support within a Later Living development with meals service.
• Line-manage cooks and catering colleagues delivering meals.
• Support customer wellbeing, promote independence and community connection.
• Maintain accurate service records and respond to customer needs.

Job description

Later Living Manager (Housing Support with Meals)

Creating Communities Where People Thrive

Why Join Trust?

At Trust, we help people live independently, safely and with dignity. As part of our supportive, values-led team, you ll make a positive difference to older people across Scotland every day. We offer competitive pay above the minimum wage, aligned with Living Wage rates, generous annual leave and pension contributions. You ll also receive wellbeing support, paid training and development, and, where applicable, role-specific benefits such as uniform, SVQ support, paid SSSC membership and a paid PVG Disclosure check.

About the Role

As a Later Living Manager (Housing Support with Meals), you will manage the day-to-day delivery of housing support within a Later Living development where a meals service is available.

Your main focus will be housing support, customer wellbeing and creating a safe, welcoming and well-managed development. You will also line manage cooks and catering colleagues, who are responsible for preparing and delivering the meals service.

A Typical Day Might Include

A typical day might include supporting colleagues, overseeing customer support plans, responding to customer needs, promoting independence and community connection, supporting catering colleagues where meals are provided, liaising with families or external partners and maintaining accurate service records.

About You

We re looking for someone with experience in supported housing, housing support, care, community services or a similar customer-focused environment.

You ll be able to support and motivate a team, communicate warmly and professionally, manage competing priorities and support customers to feel safe, included and able to live well.

Digital confidence is also important, including the ability to use online systems, emails and digital records as part of your day-to-day work.

Managing a Development with a Meals Service

In this role, with meals describes the development setting. Your main focus will be housing support, customer wellbeing, employee support and community life, with line management responsibility for cooks and catering colleagues.

Vacancy Summary

This role is based at Whitelaw Court, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 4SJ
Hours: 35 hours, over 5 days
Salary: £17.58 per hour, £31,995 per annum
Contract type: Permanent / Full time
Please check the location, hours and working pattern before applying to make sure the role is suitable for you.

Important Information

Trust is committed to fair, inclusive and values-led recruitment. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. This role requires PVG Scheme membership and/or an appropriate Disclosure check, and any offer will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. No agencies please.