Residential Scheme Manager

Onward Homes; West Timperley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (matched 10%)

Health cash plan

Annual leave 40 days

Family-friendly policies

Learning for life scheme

Volunteer leave

Discounts & cash back

Job summary

Onward Homes is recruiting a Residential Scheme Manager to join our Specialist Living team on a permanent basis. The role supports tenants in sheltered housing schemes, providing intensive housing and building management services to help residents live confidently and independently.

You will work 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, living on-site in a rent-free two-bedroom apartment at Woodhey Court in Sale, Manchester.

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Desirable: National Wardens Certificate / Sheltered Housing Certificate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive housing and building management services at sheltered housing schemes.
• Offer a Buddy Scheme Manager Service at other Onward properties when required.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and update property logbooks.
• Liaise with health and social care providers and community partners.
• Oversee day-to-day running of the scheme including repairs reporting and security.

Skills

Older people care

Building management

Health & safety

Independent working

Communication

Service improvement

MS Office

DBS check

Education

GCSE standard or equivalent

National Wardens Certificate / Sheltered Housing Certificate

Tools

None

Job description

About The Role

What you can expect from us

• We offer a competitive salary of £16,400 per annum.
• 20 hours and working 5 days (Monday to Friday) per week.
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
• Stream - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
• 2 paid half days volunteering per year.

Onward Homes are now recruiting for a Residential Scheme Manager to join our Specialist Living team on a permanent basis.

Job Requirements

• This is a 20-hour per week role, working Monday to Friday and the successful candidate must hold a full UK driving license.
• As part of the role, the successful candidate will be required to live on-site within the residential scheme - 2-bedroom apartment at Woodhey Court, Alma Road, Sale, Manchester, M33 4LT. Rent free accommodation is provided as part of the role and you will be responsible for paying further household and domestic charges such as heating, electric, telephone, council tax and water rates.

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to provide intensive housing and building management services, at Onward sheltered housing schemes enabling tenants to live confidently and independently in their own homes and ensuring Onward meet its health & safety and compliance requirements.

Service Delivery

• Provide each tenant with an agreed level of intensive housing management. Respond to tenant and scheme emergencies. Provide a ‘Buddy’ Scheme Manager Service at other Onward properties as and when required.

Health & Safety Compliance

• Ensure that each Sheltered Housing scheme meets the regulatory standards for all health and safety and compliance requirements.
• Ensure the property logbooks are up to date and all requirements are met.

Partnership Working

• Liaise with health and social care providers, voluntary agencies, and others assisting tenants to maintain their accommodation.
• Develop processes of direct communication with tenants, relatives of tenants, the wider community and external parties.

Neighbourhoods

• Ensure all voids, lettings and housing management issues are communicated to neighbourhoods ensuring collaborative working.
• Ensure that effective, sensitive management practices are maintained by implementing Onward management procedures within the scheme.

Line Management & Leadership

• Provide line management and leadership, managing resources to ensure that objectives are achieved.

Building Management

• Manage day to day running of scheme, including reporting repairs, health and safety concerns, reducing risk and ensuring security of the building is maintained. Report and monitor performance of repairs and service contracts.

Skills/Experience

Essential:

• Experience of dealing with older people in a service environment.
• Experience of building management and compliance requirements.
• Relevant knowledge of Health and Safety policies and risks.
• Ability to work on your own initiative as part of a dispersed team.
• Skilled communicator with excellent customer service skills.
• Experience of working proactively to improve services and customer satisfaction.
• IT skills – Microsoft office up to an intermediate level.
• Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) reference.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of CQC requirements.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/experience.

Desirable:

• National Wardens Certificate / Sheltered Housing Certificate or equivalent.

About Us

About Onward

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.

In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.

We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.

At Onward Homes, your application will be reviewed by a human who carefully considers your CV, skills, knowledge and experience as part of our recruitment process. We do not use AI to make hiring decisions.

If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process theycan contact the HR team on [e-mail] and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.

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