Job Description

Scheme Manager
Supported Housing
Lambeth
35 Hours
3 Month Contract
£190 per day
A South London borough council is recruiting for a scheme manager for one of their supported housing services in Lambeth to provide exceptional housing-related support to promote the health, safety, wellbeing, and independence of service users. This role involves significant interaction with service users and scheme visitors, requiring a professional, courteous, and sensitive approach to foster trust and confidence in our service.

The Role
The focus of this Scheme Manager role is provide a housing management and tenancy sustainment service to residents. This will include the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality housing support services to ensure the wellbeing and independence of service users.
• Maintain and manage tenancies by encouraging service user involvement in relevant services.
• Interact professionally and confidentially with service users, visitors, and stakeholders to build a supportive community.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a quality service.
• Adapt to frequently changing circumstances and priorities while working independently on sheltered housing schemes.

The Candidate
To be considered for this Scheme Manager role, you will need prior experience in housing management, as well as the below:

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact sensitively and confidentially with diverse service users.
• Ability to work independently, managing time and priorities effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to promoting the health, safety, and wellbeing of service users, fostering their independence and involvement.

You will require an enhanced DBS for this role, due to the vulnerable nature of the residents you will be working with.

The Contract
This is a full time Scheme Manager role, working 35 hours per week, flexible between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00
The role will initially run until the end of September 2024 but has potential to be extended or even made permanent, as it is covering the recruitment process for a permanent role.

How to Apply
To apply for this Scheme Manager role, please email a copy of your CV to lee . mcmillan @ servicecare . org. uk or call on (phone number removed) to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a £250 referral bonus for every successfully referred candidate!

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• Management