Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager – Retirement Housing with Meals - Edinburgh 

At Bield, people are at the heart of everything we do. As a non-profit organisation with charitable status, we’re passionate about helping older people in Scotland live independent, fulfilling lives through our housing, care, and support services.

Why Join Us?

Step into a role where you’ll make a real difference every day. As Deputy Manager at Donaldson Court, you’ll help ensure our tenants enjoy high-quality tenancy and property management services, along with a flexible, freshly prepared meals service that offers great value.

You’ll work closely with the local manager, supporting and supervising a small, dedicated team to deliver exceptional service. This is your chance to combine leadership with hands-on impact in a warm, community-focused environment.

What We’re Looking For

• A strong team player with leadership skills
• Passion for delivering outstanding customer service
• Ability to manage tenancy and property services effectively

The Details

• Hours: 18 hours per week
• Schedule: Friday 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Saturday & Sunday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
  (*Includes 1 hour unpaid lunch)

Ready to take the next step in your career and make a positive impact? Join us at Bield and help shape a brighter future for older people in Scotland.

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.

Sponsorship

Please note that Bield Housing and Care do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

Disability Confident

Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.

In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.

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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