Deputy Manager

About

The Role
At Salvation Army Homes, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement for people who are or have recently experienced homelessness and who are in need of support and accommodation. The Deputy Manager will work closely with and deputise for the Service Manager to ensure the effective delivery of quality housing and support services within North Somerset.
Get to know and build the trust of our residents
Encourage participation in social and leisure programmes
Support residents with the practicalities of everyday living
Provide line management to staff providing advice & guidance in order to sustain and develop staff performance
Work collaboratively with all agencies in North Somerset to ensure a young persons safety, development and ongoing pathway to independence.

About You:

A Deputy Manager will instinctively share Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective.
You will need to :
Be a confident and capable communicator, not fazed by difficult situations
Be able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.
Take an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths and talents.
Have good knowledge or experience of working with homeless young people, and / or supporting vulnerable people or groups,
Have knowledge of requirements of commissioners and Ofsted regulations for supported housing.
Understand or learn about community resources and organisations that can help our clients
Participate in our 24 hour shift rota system which includes weekends, sleep-ins and additional payment for On call.

About The Candidate

Benefits of working as a Deputy Manager:
In return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits. This includes,
26 days annual leave rising to 31 days (pro rata)
A High Street shopping discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)
Pension with life assurance
Health assistance programme
A full Induction Package and training relevant to the role

Training opportunities to aide your own personal and professional development

About The Company
A registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.
Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement.

services to our residents. That’s where you come in.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible