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At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!

The role

We are currently looking to recruit a to the role of Walsall and Sandwell Operations Manager.

Within the role you will be responsible for providing the effective delivery of services under the terms of the Walsall PPP contract and lead a team of Managers across the defined locations ensuring our properties and services meet the demands of residents and commissioning authorities.

You will oversee the delivery of services in order that we comply with or exceed the requirements of the Walsall PPP contract, along with wider Local Authority contracts, and achieve high resident and staff satisfaction.

You will also develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all key stakeholders across the Walsall PPP contract and other defined Local Authorities

Curious to know more? If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can make a real difference, with an organisation with a strong social purpose, please take a look at the attached job profile for full details.

We’d love to meet you!

What we’re looking for

The essential requirements for the role include:

• Knowledge of the regulatory and legislative frameworks for both Housing services and Social Care
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements to deliver high quality housing and/or care services, ideally within an extra care setting
• Experience across housing and / or care services of leading complex multi-site services
• Working within older people services and understanding the issues and needs of older people
• Housing and / or Social Care management qualification

Why us?

It’s a great time to join us. Did we mention we’re a Platinum Investors in People organisation, placing us among the top two percent of organisations assessed?

We’re passionate about people and support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made and where this is applicable for the role you are applying for.

With an exciting national development programme for older people’s housing, there’s never been a better time to join Housing 21.

Closing date for applications 3 July

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.