New Management Opportunity in Motherwell - Maternity Cover

Are you considering a new career in social care or currently work in a management role? Either way we are interested in hearing from you!

Bield is Scotland's largest housing association and is eager to recruit a Manager within our Retirement Housing Service in Motherwell, Queen Elizabeth Court.

We are looking for the right person to manage our localised service, in accordance with the Housing Services Operational and Property Services Manuals. You should ensure tenants receive a quality tenancy management and property maintenance service relating to the provision of their home, communal facilities are offering a welcoming, secure and comfortable environment to tenants and members of the public, and to encourage tenant involvement and engagement in making full use of these facilities.

You should maintain service standards relating to individuals properties and communal areas are maintained and ensure the scheme maintains a high level of cleanliness within all common parts undertaking a range of cleaning duties.

The hours of employment are 35 hours per week organised as follows:

Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

Please note, this post is temporary to cover maternity leave until the end of January 2021 or on the return of the substantive post holder, whichever is sooner.

Role Requirements

Excellent written, numerical and verbal skills, as well the ability to build and maintain professional relationships with tenants, relatives, colleagues and other professionals are considered essential requirements for this position.

Experience of working in housing, social care or health services or to have demonstrable personal or volunteer experience is essential, through which a thorough understanding of the needs of older people and services provided to older people has been gained.

We offer excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees), with the option to buy or sell holidays each year. We also pay the cost of Disclosure checks for employment opportunities.

Bield do not accept CV's, if you would like to apply for this post please do by selecting 'apply online' that will direct you to our jobs page.

The closing date for this post is 4th December 2019.

About Bield Housing & Care

At Bield we are a non-profit organisation with charitable status committed to providing a wide range of housing, care and support services to enable older people to make their own choices and lead independent lives. At Bield it is our firm belief that older people should have the freedom to make their own choices and be free to live as independently as possible. It's only possible thanks to the experience, dedication and passion of our employees and volunteers.

We look for people who understand and support Bield's ethos of "free to be". We have a diverse range of job opportunities in our offices, housing developments and care services across Scotland where you can use your skills to make a difference to older peoples lives. In return, we offer rewarding and fulfilling careers with comprehensive training, competitive salaries and great benefits packages.

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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application