Later Living Manager (Housing Support with Meals)

Trust Housing Association; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above minimum wage (Living Wage)

Generous annual leave

Pension contributions

Wellbeing support

Paid training and development

Uniform

SVQ support

SSSC membership paid

PVG Disclosure check paid

Job summary

Trust Housing Association in Scotland is seeking a Later Living Manager to lead the day-to-day housing support within a dedicated Later Living development where meals are provided. You will focus on customer wellbeing, safety and a welcoming environment.

You will line manage cooks and catering colleagues, supervise service records, and promote independence and community life. Experience in supported housing and strong team leadership are essential, with digital confidence for online systems and

Qualifications

• Experience in supported housing, housing support, care, or a similar customer-focused environment.
• 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 including the ability to use online systems, emails and digital records as part of day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of housing support within a Later Living development where a meals service is available.
• Line manage cooks and catering colleagues responsible for preparing and delivering the meals service.
• Oversee customer support plans, respond to customer needs, promote independence and community connection, and maintain accurate service records.

Job description

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 Parkhead Court, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway DG1 3JF.

Hours: 39 hours, over 5 days per week

Salary: £17.58 per hour, £35,644 per annum

Contract type: Permanent / Full-time

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.

Trust Housing Association is a Registered Scottish Charity - SC(phone number removed)