Scheme Manager - Homeownership

Sanctuary Group; Ledston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Sanctuary Housing Association in Leeds is seeking a Scheme Manager - Homeownership to deliver a high quality housing management service for older residents. The role covers welfare and safety checks, repairs coordination, and promoting independent living, with a 30-hour week and a provided 1 bedroom flat.

The ideal candidate will have experience with older people in housing management, strong administrative skills, and a full driving licence to travel between schemes as required.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above
• Experience with older people in housing management
• Ability to work alone and meet deadlines
• Proficient handling of confidential information
• Good interpersonal and customer care skills
• Experience using housing management software
• Full valid driving licence

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality housing management service
• Conduct welfare and health & safety checks
• Follow up communal repairs and promote independent living
• Wellbeing calls to residents via warden call system
• Assist budget setting
• Cover at other schemes in the region

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Communication

Confidential handling

Driving licence

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Housing management software

MS Word/Excel/Outlook

Job description

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.

Scheme Manager - Homeownership

Leeds

£21,132 - £21,785 per year

30 hours per week

A 1 bedroom flat is provided

We have an opportunity for a Scheme Manager - Homeownership to join our Homeownership team in Leeds. As a Scheme Manager - Homeownership you will be responsible for providing a high quality housing management service which will include welfare checks, compliance checks, following up communal repairs and promoting independent living. This is a rewarding yet challenging role and is ideal for someone who has previous experience of working with older people in a housing management setting and aware of safeguarding concerns.

The role of Scheme Manager - Homeownership will include:

• Promoting independent living and sign posting to appropriate agencies
• Encouraging residents to organise and get involved in activities
• Completing mandatory compliance tasks along with health and safety checks
• Reporting and monitoring repairs to conclusion, ensuring all necessary paperwork is completed
• Wellbeing calls to residents via warden call system
• Assisting budget setting
• Providing cover at other schemes in the region for other Scheme Managers

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 and understanding their individual needs or similar
• Ability to work alone and manage workloads to meet deadlines
• Working knowledge of handling confidential and sensitive information
• Good interpersonal and customer care skills
• Experience of using housing management software
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Occasional travel may be 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
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £21,132 (rising to £21,785 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

The full time equivalent salary for this role is £26,415 based on 37.5 hours per week rising to £27,232 after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance

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Closing Date:9 November 2026

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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

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 Association, an exempt charity.