Village Partnership Manager

Location: Midlands

C £32,000 pa

Birmingham

Award winning Midland Heart is one of the UK’s top 10 housing and social investment agencies, with a passionate, progressive and innovative approach to everything we do.

We are now looking to recruit a caring, supportive and experienced individual to manage our village retirement scheme in Birmingham. These schemes offer a progressive approach to older peoples’ housing and are representative of a new style of accommodation offering older people an affordable, high-quality housing route withextensive social and leisure facilities as well as 24 hour support and care from an on-site team.

Key Responsibilities

·        Responsible for the daily well-being and health and security of residents.

·        Support residents to enable them to live independent lives in the wider community.

·        Contribute to the training and development of staff.

·        To work in partnership with the Extra Care Charitable Trust identifying areas of change or improvement.   

·        Provide effective continued management of the village, including supervising maintenance, housing services and standards. 

·        To manage all aspects of finance and administration relating to the Village, including reporting and budgeting.     

·        Deal with any emergencies that may arise.   

 

Core Competencies & Personal Attributes

·        Experience of working within a caring role, ideally with the elderly.

·        Proven track record of managing front line services and staff.

·        Experience of developing and implementing business plans and strategy.

·        Compassionate and empathetic approach.

·        Strong organisation skills, ability to present and analyse management information.

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

·        Able to deal with emergency situations calmly.  

 

About Midland Heart

Midland Heart is one of the UK’s newest and largest award winning housing and community investment organisations, with a passionate commitment to providing outstanding service to the communities it serves.

Midland Heart is set to become one of the most dynamic and efficient housing and community investment agencies in the UK. Formed through the merger of Keynote Housing Group and Prime Focus Regeneration Group, the new group has become one of the top ten housing and community investment groups in the country and the largest housing and regeneration business based in the Midlands.

At Midland Heart, every year we invest substantial sums in improving homes, building new ones and making neighbourhoods more desirable and sought after places to live. We are passionate about communities and our vision is to create opportunity, enthuse residents and become one of the most efficient providers of affordable housing and community investment services.

Our capacity to tackle these issues is built around customers becoming the focal point of everything we intend to do and achieve. We will be quality driven, constantly looking to innovate and improve on each and every activity, whether small, large or complex.

Key Facts

·        33,000 properties under management

·        2,008 homes in development

·        £144 million turnover

·        £1.14 million in housing assets

·        Housing Corporation Development Partner

·        1200 staff

·        20 dedicated offices

·        Over 100 supported housing or older persons schemes

We have a culture that pursues excellence in everything we do and we will build on the legacy of the associations who are part of the new group; Focus Housing, Focus Futures, Focus Home Options, HAMAC Housing, Midland Area Housing and Touchstone Housing.

Location and Hours of Work

Birmingham: 35 hours (office hours)

If you think you have the qualities and experience that we require please call for an application form on08458501020 ext 5830.  (Reference job code 914)

Alternatively you can apply with a CV and covering letter to Rai.mitha@midlandheart.org.uk or apply directly via the Midland Heart website at www.midlandheart.org.uk.

When applying for this role, a CV and covering letter stating current salary details and stating why you would be suitable is essential. CVs submitted without covering letters will not be considered.

Closing date: 31^st March 2010

Hours & Location of work

Birmingham

Benefits

Salary, Pension Scheme.

Key Words: Care, Social care,