Scheme Manager

Sanctuary; Worcester; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused housing organization is seeking a part-time Scheme Manager in Worcester. The role involves supporting residents' well-being, coordinating housing services, and ensuring high-quality management of local services. Ideal candidates should possess numeracy and literacy skills at the GCSE level, have some experience working with older individuals, and a valid driving license. This position offers a salary range of £16,916 to £17,439 per annum for 25 hours per week, along with various employee benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support and tools

Employee recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a support role dealing with older people is preferred.
• Ability to drive with a full valid driving license is essential.
• Skills in managing sensitive and confidential information are important.

Responsibilities

• Encourage residents to maintain their well-being and independence.
• Meet legislative and regulatory requirements for housing services.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and service providers.
• Coordinate delivery of services and monitor contractor performance.
• Ensure high-quality customer service by resolving issues.

Skills

Numeracy and literacy equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths

Experience working with older people in a support capacity

Ability to interpret and maintain computerized information

Working knowledge of handling confidential information

Problem-solving and implementing effective solutions

Education

GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths

Job description

Sanctuarymanages rented and shared ownership homes and supports community initiatives for thousands of customers across England. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people's lives.

Scheme Manager (Part Time)

Noele Court - Worcester

£16,916 - £17,439 per year

25 hours per week - Monday to Friday, 5 hours per day

We have an opportunity for a Scheme Manager to join our Sanctuary Housing Services Ltd (SHSL) division. The purpose of this role is to encourage residents to maintain their well-being and independence and to support the delivery of high quality, safe and value for money housing management services that meet customer and organisational objectives. You will be required to travel to other schemes in the Midlands if and when required.

The role of Scheme Manager will include:

• Promote resident involvement and provide information on local community services and agencies to promote well being and independence
• Meet all legislative and regulatory requirements for housing services activities to ensure clean and safe homes for the Group's customers, including undertaking compliance testing, risk assessments and scheme inspections and ensuring faults are reported and monitored
• Effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders, service providers including contractors and residents, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring they are dealt with appropriately
• Coordinate the delivery of local services in accordance with Group standards and lease obligations, and monitor contractor performance, take appropriate action and escalate more complex issues as appropriate
• Ensure the delivery of high quality customer service by resolving problems and complaints or setting into motion the means of resolution, focussing on first contact resolution where appropriate and to refer more complex issues as necessary
• Provide administrative support and assist the Housing Officer with the setting and monitoring of budgets and accounts and support effective income recovery

Skills and experiences:

• Numeracy and literacy to the equivalent of GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
• Some experience of working with older people in a support capacity and understanding their individual needs or similar
• Working knowledge of the key needs and services available to residents
• Some experience of problem solving and implementing effective solutions, including referrals as needed
• Ability to interpret and maintain computerised information and documentation
• Working knowledge of handling confidential and sensitive information
• Occasional travel may be a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential

Why work for us?

We are a not-for-profit housing association, and own and manage around 125,000 homes. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people's lives.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £16,916 per annum (rising to £17,439 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

The full time equivalent salary for this role is £25,374 per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week), rising to £26,159 per annum after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance.

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Closing Date: 20 January 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – [e-mail]

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it's like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Housing Services Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.