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An established almshouse charity is seeking a Resident Support Manager to lead resident support services in Southwark. This role sits at the heart of the community, coordinating pastoral and welfare support, enabling independent living and ensuring residents can access the right care and services at the right time. You will line manage two Resident Support Officers and work closely with colleagues to build a safe, welcoming and connected environment.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and line manage the resident support team, ensuring a visible, responsive on-site service
Develop and oversee support that enables residents to live independently for as long as possible, tailoring help to individual needs
Coordinate care and connect residents with local agencies and providers, ensuring residents have the information needed to live safely
Provide first-point housing management support, including basic enquiries, repairs, neighbour issues and complaints
Manage voids and allocations processes with the Head of Housing, helping minimise turnaround times and income loss
Drive resident engagement: plan inclusive activities, manage budgets and encourage use of technology/assistive tech
Oversee building safety and compliance, including safeguarding practice, fire awareness and maintenance processes with staff and contractors
Support on-site research activity as required, including resident liaison and wellbeing/outcomes data collection
Requirements:
Experience of working with older people, ideally in community, sheltered/supported housing, health or social care settings
Able to support and lead a small team
line management experience desirable
Working understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and confident escalating appropriately
Strong administration, organisation and communication skills, with excellent IT, numeracy and literacy
Friendly, flexible and calm under pressure
empathetic and solutions-focused
Able to plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines and maintain attention to detail
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive practice
Desirable: basic housing management knowledge, welfare/housing benefits awareness, and a relevant qualification (or willingness to work towards)
Nice to have:
basic housing management knowledge
welfare/housing benefits awareness
a relevant qualification (or willingness to work towards)