Job description
Hours: 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)
Are you passionate about making a positive difference and providing high quality services? Do you really care about people? Want great benefits, flexible working and learning and development opportunities to boot? You’ll fit in well here.
We’re growing. Quickly. In the last three years alone we have commissioned 16 new Extra Care schemes that provide quality housing and care for older people of modest means. We’re constantly looking for ways to make things better, always putting our residents and people at the heart of what we do.
We have big ambitions and are looking for superstars to join us.
In Extra Care, our residents live independently in their own homes within one of our schemes, complete with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and salons. Within the role of Housing and Care Manager you will be responsible for the operational management and quality of the care service, ensuring viability and promoting person centred provision to meet resident needs.
You will ensure that the care quality commission essential standards are met and that the highest level of customer service is provided.
You will also ensure residents receive a high quality and responsive housing and care service in a safe and secure environment, including providing support where necessary and encouraging independence and choice.
You will be expected to collaborate with the housing provider, local authority and their stakeholders to promote a positive atmosphere within the Court whilst encouraging social interaction and reducing isolation.
To qualify for the role, you will have:
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care or equivalent (Essential qualification or must be willing to undertake this qualification on appointment to the role)
- Significant practitioner and/or management experience, skills and knowledge in one or more of the following areas;
o Residential day or community services for older people
o Extra Care or Home care services for older people
o Prevention or re-enablement services for older people
- Experience of supervising and managing a small team, ideally within an organisation providing Social Care and / or Social Housing.
- Experience in Housing Management & Maintenance
- Experience in Housing aid and advice
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
At Housing 21 we’re proud to be bucking the trend as a care provider by actively recognising the importance of our customer-facing employees and rewarding them accordingly. You will receive:
- Pension scheme
- Holiday pay
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Occupational Maternity/Paternity Pay
- Health Cash Plan
- Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)
- Income protection
- Eye care vouchers
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Support to progress and develop
If you require more information before applying for this role, please see the attached job profile.
Closing date for applications 30 June
We know that great people make a great organisation, which is why we put people at the heart of everything we do. You are as valuable to us as our corporate employees, which is why we offer occupational sick pay, occupational maternity and paternity pay and benefits such as the Blue Light Card to all our Extra Care employees.
We’re proud to be an Investors in People (IIP) Platinum organisation, which shows that not only do we actively empower our people to be the best they can be through continued training and development, but we also seek to constantly improve the ways we work. You shouldn’t have to choose between a career and care, and we want to support you to advance your career with us, which is why we have a dedicated learning pathway through our Extra Care Academy that could lead to future roles with salaries of £50,000! A career in care means you can make a difference and help our residents to live independently in their own homes.
Blue Light
Card
Discounted retail, leisure and hospitality
Holiday trade
scheme
Funded health
cash plan
Occupational maternity pay / paternity pay
Pension
contributions
Occupational sick pay
Eyecare
vouchers
Car salary sacrifice and leasing scheme
Learning and development opportunities
Benefit entitlements are confirmed with your offer of employment.