Scheme Manager

Exciting opportunity for a Scheme Manager based in Tunbridge Wells in our General Needs team.

At Salvation Army Homes, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, providing support for over 55s who are in need of support and accommodation. As our Scheme Manager, you will need to:

• Get to know and build the trust of our clients
• Help clients to live independently
• Encourage participation in social and leisure programmes
• Support residents with the practicalities of everyday living, demonstrating care and compassion

Our Scheme Manager will instinctively share Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective. You will need to:

• Support our residents ensuring their rights as tenants are upheld and monitor their wellbeing to identify when additional support is required, demonstrating care and compassion
• Ensure the premises are kept safe and secure, and that there is full compliance with statutory requirements
• Control the potential loss of revenue by monitoring, reporting and taking action on voids and arrears to maximise income
• Maintain an efficient administration system which meets the needs set by saha for records and reports, complying with statutory or regulatory requirements
• Liaise and maintain good working relationships with external contacts in order to facilitate referrals, support, payments and create a professional image of the association
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of individuals and families that come to our attention

A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.