Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country. We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.
Accommodation Manager
Tramways, Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6BY
£30,908 per annum (rising to £32,535 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
35 hours per week – Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
We are looking for an Accommodation Manager to join our Accommodation Management team based in Salford. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will oversee the operational and facilities management of the site. You will work in a challenging and rewarding environment which will offer excellent opportunities to develop within the team and company.
The role of Accommodation Manager will include:
* Managing occupancy through working with partners and local educational institutions
* Preparing and managing local budgets and monitoring accounts
* Monitoring contract service performance, taking action to deal with poor performance and promoting best practice
* Managing the recruitment, performance and development of staff
* Developing and implementing effective operational plans to ensure that service delivery meets contracted quality standards
Skills and experiences:
* Proven experience of working in the student accommodation, hotel, hospitality or property sector is essential
* Proven experience of staff management within a customer facing environment
* Excellent interpersonal, customer service and negotiation skills
* Working knowledge of the application of Health and Safety legislation
* Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications including, Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
Why work for us?
Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose-built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
* £29,437 per annum with an additional policy allowance of £1,471 per annum (rising to £30,986 with an additional policy allowance of £1,549 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
* 25 days leave rising to a maximum of 30 days (plus public holidays)
* A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
* Life Assurance
* Employee Advice Service including counselling
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Voluntary health plans
* Employee discounts
* Wellbeing support and tools
* Employee recognition scheme
Job Reference: 226119
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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.