Deputy Manager

NEW Deputy Manager: Retirement Housing with Meals, Opportunity in Arbroath

At Bield our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status committed to providing a wide range of housing, care and support services to enable older people in Scotland to live independent and fulfilling lives.

The Role

Joining our team in Clyde Court you will play an important role in ensuring that our tenants receive high quality tenancy management, property management services and a flexible meals service which offers freshly prepared meals and value for money. You will work closely with the local manager to support and supervise a small team of locally based employees who have responsibility for delivery of services.

Hours of employment are 22.5 hours per week to be worked in the following pattern:

Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am - 5:30pm*

*includes 1 hour unpaid lunch

Role Requirements

You will bring the ability to prioritise and organise work within a busy service, coupled with written, numerical and IT skills required to undertake basic management tasks. Ideally you will have experience of supervising an individual or small team and have experience of housing, social care of health services which you could have gained through work or volunteer experience. In order to succeed in this role you will need to bring a genuine interest in working with older people and an understanding of their needs within a housing setting.

An SVQ Level 2 in a housing related discipline is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Standard Disclosure check with Disclosure Scotland.

Our Benefits

- Competitive salary, reviewed annually.

- Excellent holidays, up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees). With the option to buy or sell holidays each year.

- Bield cover the cost of Disclosure checks for employment opportunities.

- A wide range of learning and development activities including management & leadership programmes, job related training and qualifications to ensure your continuous progress.

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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.

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