Facilities Manager
* Location: Woodside Square, Muswell Hill
* Hours: 36 hours per week
* Salary: Up to £34,800 per annum
About the role:
Working with different individuals every day, the Facilities manager’s job is incredibly varied, and no two days are the same. We connect with our communities in a variety of ways and when you join the housing team, you’ll need a good balance of heart and head to manage property matters and relationships with your residents.
The Facilities Manager is pivotal to the success, safety and smooth running of this unique and challenging development and you will need to feel confident taking the lead on managing relationships with key internal and external partners and stakeholders as such strong communication skills is essential.
You will be working closely with the Area manager and Building superintendent to provide outstanding service levels.
The Facilities Manager will be responsible for the day to day running of the location and line manager both the superintendent and cleaner.
This role requires a strong understanding of finance and accounting procedures, particularly related to service charges, along with proficiency in Excel.
You’ll be responsible for:
* Ensuring that the development is safe, and all health and safety checks and risk assessments are carried out in accordance with policies and procedures.
* Managing any communal areas (for example: our separate business facility) and working with residents to provide a high-end service standard.
* Partnering with our property colleagues and contractors to ensure residents’ homes are well maintained and repairs are completed to a high standard.
* Being part of the team to manage the location’s budget and service charge accounts
* Connecting with residents, signposting them to access health and social services
* Promote inclusion in social events both internally and in the wider community and encourage residents to engage with Anchor through the resident involvement initiatives to ensure they have a voice.
* Building resident confidence by ensuring our residents views are acted upon, managing expectations, and delivering on our commitments
* Resolve all complaints within service level agreement, ensuring the customer is kept informed throughout
Life’s too short to be in the wrong job.
A career with Anchor housing is all about providing people with independence and security within a thriving community. We offer properties at over 1,500 locations across the country and manage 54,000 homes for mainly over-55s.
At the heart of every Anchor housing community are great people making sure that everything runs smoothly. Our ambition is to create homes where everyone can love living at our locations. If you share that passion and commitment, Anchor is the best place to build your career.
Are you the one?
Our residents are at the heart of everything we do. We believe they should be able to choose how they live at our development. We are looking for an individual who shares our values and has great relationship management and communication skills.
It’s not important to have previous housing experience or worked with a vulnerable client group, having the right attitude, resilience, ability to problem solve with a willingness to learn will be key to success in this role