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Relief Scheme Manager

£31000 - £31819 per annum
 
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Eva Quinn Direct Delivery Consultant - Social Housing & Operational Support

Job Description

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Relief Scheme Manager on a Permanent basis, based in Kent.

Main Responsibilities:

* Deliver monthly support sessions, with outcomes, across our independent older people's schemes.
* Effectively manage all aspects of housing related services to provide a high-quality housing management service to residents.
* Monitor and action low level rent arrears cases in accordance
* Conduct risk assessments and provide support to residents.
* Take ownership of the scheme key performance indicators (KPIs) and responsibility for ensuring their achievement and reporting to timescale.
* Build positive working relationships with multi-agency partners, and other services.
* Develop and maintain a varied activities programme which links in with the local community and encourage tenants to support their own activities.
* Implement and carry out any required health and safety and fire checks, ensuring that all schemes are compliant.
* Deliver an excellent level of service to customers ensuring that their needs are met.
* Ensure safeguarding concerns are dealt with.
* Maintain confidentiality regarding any sensitive information you come across in the course of your work, ensuring professional boundaries are adhered to.
* Ability to carry out support work at other sheltered schemes.
* Ad hoc testing of systems.
* Continuously look to improve the service and ensure all paperwork and record keeping is accurate and up to date.
* Ability to work at other schemes throughout the county.

Requirements:

* Desire to work in older adults' services and with a good understanding and knowledge of the issues facing the older person housing sector.
* Knowledge of welfare benefits, budgeting, and risk assessments in relation to housing management and allocations'
* Self-motivated, resilient, and able to work independently and with the ability to prioritise own workload and self-manage own learning.
* Experience of delivering excellent customer services.
* Able to use Microsoft office packages.
* Confident using bespoke ICT systems and databases.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor written and verbal communication to suit individual needs.
* Demonstrate ability to analyse and prioritise workload and be able to work under pressure.
* Ability to build relationships and gain trust while maintaining professional boundaries.

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