Assistant Housing Manager (6-Month Fixed Term Contract) - Maidstone, Kent

Are you passionate about making a positive difference and providing high quality services? Do you really care about people? Want great benefits, flexible working and learning and development opportunities to boot? You'll fit in well here.

We're growing. Quickly. In the last three years alone we have commissioned 16 new Extra Care schemes that provide quality housing and care for older people of modest means. We're constantly looking for ways to make things better, always putting our residents and people at the heart of what we do.

We have big ambitions and are looking for superstars to join us.

In Extra Care, our residents live independently in their own homes within one of our schemes, complete with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and salons. The role of Assistant Housing Manager is to ensure that all residents living on a Housing 21 Extra Care Court receive a high quality and responsive housing management service in a safe and secure environment, including providing support where necessary, and encouraging a sense of independence and choice.

The successful candidate will also ensure that landlord duties are discharged in accordance with Housing 21 policies and procedures.

• Experience of providing a professional high quality service to older/and or vulnerable people


• Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential information


• A good general standard of education with good GCSE passes, including in English and Maths


• Substantial administrative experience


If along with the above you have Supervisory or management qualifications, or Housing Management qualifications, we would love to hear from you.

The benefits
At Housing 21 we're proud to be bucking the trend as a care provider by actively recognising the importance of our customer-facing employees and rewarding them accordingly. You will receive:

• Pension scheme


• Holiday pay


• Holiday purchase scheme


• Occupational Sick Pay


• Occupational Maternity/Paternity Pay


• Health Cash Plan


• Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)


• Income protection


• Eye care vouchers


• Car lease scheme


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Support to progress and develop


As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, Housing 21 now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days. Further details on how this works, will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.