Scheme Manager - #188357

Fixed Term Maternity cover 12 months

Full time: Monday to Friday 0830 - 1630hrs

We are looking for a Scheme Manager for a fixed term maternity cover in our Retirement Housing Team to deliver a proactive and responsive service to tenants living in retirement housing. The role encourages tenant involvement in social activities and the wider community and facilitates effective joint working with external agencies in order to maximise tenant welfare. Our focus is on the holistic wellbeing of our tenants whilst ensuring that they live in a property that is well maintained and fit for purpose enabling them to live as independent as possible.

Please see the full Job Description attached. If you are interested in this role and have the skills and experience listed below, as well as a passion for the health and wellbeing of others, we want to hear from you!

Knowledge & Experience

• A good understanding of the needs of older people.
• Experience of working with vulnerable adults and/or older people.
• Experience working in housing, health or social care.
• Experience of partnership working with other agencies.
• Experience of carrying out assessments and identifying needs.
• Experience of involving customers in decision making and service provision.
• Experience of working to health and safety procedures and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of the welfare benefits system.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to relate to a diverse group of older people.
• Ability to work effectively on your own; as a team member and with other agencies.
• Good IT skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Good personal organisation, record keeping and prioritising skills.

Enhanced DBS check required.

Full U.K. driving licence and access to a vehicle for work is required.

This role is being advertised internally only. Before you apply please inform your current line manager. We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient interest is received. Therefore, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply without delay!

A commercial business with a social heart, our vision is to create opportunities that change lives through our drive, expertise, resources and passion.

Our dynamic approach has made us one of the region’s leading providers of affordable homes for rent and sale. Developing new homes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and the surrounding area, we’re committed to increasing the supply of affordable homes in the communities where they are needed most. Agility and innovation are central to our approach to adapting to change, and we’ll continue to grow our business in today’s fast-paced operating environment.

There’s more to building communities than building houses. In addition to providing quality homes and delivering excellent landlord services, we also provide care at home and at our two extra care communities in Peterborough as well as around the clock support through our LifeLine personal alarm service. Our community investment programme sees us working with specialist partners to bring a range of employment, wellbeing and family-friendly services to the heart of our communities, with a rapidly expanding digital support offer too.

You can find out more and the on the CKH website.

Members of the National Housing Federation, PlaceShapers, Homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the CBI and BuildEast.