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Sheltered Housing Team Leader
Up to £30,091.21 per annum plus £2,600 car allowance - non-contractual (FTE £34,792.97)
Hybrid - Midlands / East of England with travel across our geography as required
Permanent, Part Time (32 hours per week)
Are you a Housing professional looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Are you passionate about promoting independent living and supporting customers? If so, our Sheltered Housing Team Leader role could be the perfect job for you…
Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Sheltered Housing team are critical to ensuring our older customers can live independently, and ultimately building safe communities.
As a Sheltered Housing Team Leader at Longhurst Group, you will be leading a team of Service Managers across Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon, Norfolk and Lincolnshire, ensuring the Sheltered Schemes are effectively monitored and well-managed in order to deliver the highest possible service to our older customers. You will also be working in partnership with colleagues across the Group.
Further key responsibilities are listed below:
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Manage a team of Service Managers, providing guidance and support to the team including staff development, one to ones, annual appraisals, and performance management.
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Promote effective communication and consultation with customers, ensuring our customers are represented and at the heart of everything.
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Effectively manage service provision, ensuring schemes and compliance tasks are covered and any general staffing issues are resolved effectively.
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Promote an awareness of the team’s role in effective tenancy management issues and support to co-ordinate activities to ensure the best outcome for the customer and group.
In order to be successful in application for our Sheltered Housing Team Leader role, you’ll need a proven background in Housing Management, strong knowledge of tenancy and ASB issues and an understanding of Health, Safety and Compliance Legislation. Have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel across our Schemes is also a must.
Our Sheltered Housing Team Leader position is a hybrid position, contracted to 32 hours per week. To us, this means a weekly presence across the Schemes within your geographical area, with some time working from home and some presence in either our Rushden, Peterborough or Boston office for training and team meetings. A large portion of our Sheltered Housing team are patch based too, with team meetings held at sites or in our offices.
This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group – not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Sheltered Housing Team Leader opportunity is the perfect chance to develop your skills and knowledge across Housing and to really hone your operational management skills. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.
What you receive from us
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Up to 26 days annual leave (Pro rata based on contracted hours)
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Car Allowance = £2,600 per annum (non-contractual, annually reviewed)
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Pension Scheme with contributions matched by us up to 8.5%
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Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
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Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
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Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
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Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
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Free Eye Tests
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Free flu vaccinations
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Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
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Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
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Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
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Long Service Awards
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Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers
This role currently attracts a non-contractual car allowance according to our Driving at Work Policy. This is currently set at £2,600 per annum, however eligibility for the allowance and the rate of the allowance is reviewed annually and any changes will be notified to you.
How to apply
Please click apply now to submit your CV today. In the event of high applicant volumes we reserve the right to close this advert and CV submission window early.
We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
Vetting Requirements
The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. If you are the successful candidate, original proof must then be provided before your first day.
Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.
We aspire to have a greater diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group