Deputy Manager: Retirement Housing with Meals Opportunity in Brae Court, Linlithgow
Hours of employment: 14 hours per week, Saturday and Sunday 9am, - 7pm with an additional 4 hours being worked as agreed.
At Bield we value kindness above all and as part of our team you will have a unique opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of older people. Every day is different when you work in Health and Social Care and while it may not be the job for everyone, if you are reliable, compassionate and have a natural ability to care then you’ll soon become an important part of our already outstanding and supportive teams.
Bield have a fantastic opportunity for a part-time Deputy Manager: Retirement Housing with Meals to join our team in Linlithgow. Brae Court provides a Retirement Housing with Meals service to tenants, aged 60 and over, who wish to retain their independence but also want to benefit from leaving the worries of making their own meals each day to someone else. Brae Court is situated in the centre of Linlithgow with easy access to local shops and amenities. There are excellent transport links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling
The Role:
As a Deputy Manager you will assist the Manager to manage the Retirement Housing with Meals service in order to ensure that the tenants receive a quality tenancy management and property maintenance service relating to the provision of their home, a flexible meals service offering high quality, freshly prepared meals and value for money.
You will also support the Manager ensuring all communal facilities offer a welcoming, secure and comfortable environment to tenants and members of the public, and encourage tenant involvement and engagement in making full use of these facilities.
We Offer:
1. Competitive salary, reviewed annually
2. Excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees)
3. Option to buy or sell holidays each year
4. Long Service Awards
5. Occupational Sick Pay
6. Family Friendly Policies
7. Career breaks
8. Cycle to Work Scheme
9. Employee Assistance Programme
10. We pay the cost of your Disclosure check for employment opportunities
11. Opportunities to receive support and funding to help you achieve a vocational qualification if you don't already have one
Role Requirements:
12. Demonstrable work, personal or volunteering experience within a housing, social care or health services setting through which a thorough understanding of the needs of older people and services provided to older people has been gained
13. To be able to develop and maintain professional relationships with tenants, relatives, colleagues and other professionals including maintaining appropriate confidentiality
14. To have an awareness of the needs and rights of older people in supported housing
15. To be able to deal with emergency situations
16. Ability to manage and support small staff group (and volunteers if appropriate), experience of supervising a small team would be beneficial
17. Qualification in Housing or related discipline, HNC,/SVQ Level 2 or equivalent would be desirable
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email us and a member of the team will get in touch.
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