Deputy Housing Manager - Bedford, Salary: £31,588 plus excellent benefitsJob Type: fulltimeLangley has a fantastic opportunity for an organised, client focussed, and results-driven Deputy Housing Manager with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our busy and friendly team in Bedford. This role is a full time 12 month fixed term contract working 40 hours per week. The successful candidate will receive a salary of £31,588 per annum.REWARDS PACKAGEUp to 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Funded Health Cash PlanSmartHealth – free online GP service 24/7.Pension scheme, matched up to 8%Life Assurance up to 3 times your salaryFlexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme - can be tailored to meet your individual needsPaid DBS and renewalsAccess to private holiday home getaway in TorquayWellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal adviceChaplaincy and pastoral support Menopause support Enhanced Maternity PayAccess to Blue Light Card discounts Long Service AwardsKEY RESPONSIBILITIESAs our Deputy Housing Manager, you will positively support the Housing Services Manager in providing leadership to the staff team and supporting and facilitating the needs of the service users, in line with our Christian Mission and Values, legislative and regulatory requirements. Maintain a Christ centred culture, values and reputation and to demonstrate strategic Christian leadership. Understand in detail and act upon the ex-offending and restrictive licence conditions (of some) of the applicants and the letting process in line with our procedure. Supervising staff including giving Christian pastoral support and ensuring that pastoral needs are being met. The post holder must be a Christ centred individual who is able to put their belief in Christ into action as a leader and supervisor of staffSupervise and help support the development of staff as directed by your line manager and to assist in the recruitment, training and supervision of the staff team. To assist in the allocation of tasks to staff in order to achieve the key performance indicators of the project and ensure compliance of the Trust’s policies and procedures. Using your housing knowledge, to support the Housing Officers in providing information and advice about Welfare Benefits especially Housing Benefit. You will work with clients to prevent evictions whilst working with the Housing Manager to ensure that when necessary, all evictions meet legal requirements.Please copy and paste this link into your browser to view the full job description. The successful candidate will be a practicing Christian who will create an environment where people feel valued, empowered and equipped to do their best work. This person will play a key part in providing strong Christian leadership and will be required to uphold the Trust’s Christian ethos and Christ like culture, aligned with our Christian Identity, and therefore there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing and professing Christian under the Equality Act 2010. If you want to join our team as our Deputy Housing Manager, please apply now as we would love to hear from you.We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.A satisfactory Enhanced DBS with adult barred list check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.Closing date: 18th December 2025