Housing Manager - Estate Caretaking (INTERNAL)

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Kirklees
Growth & Regeneration
Homes & Neighbourhoods
37
1
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
Grade 11

£39,186 - £41,418

To apply for this job you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date - and have successfully completed your probationary period. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

We are seeking a professional manager with a ‘can do’ attitude to lead our Estate Caretaking Service.  With experience of managing a manual workforce or environmental teams, you will be responsible for delivering a successful Environmental Management Service for tenants and estates across Kirklees, ensuring effective partnership working, efficient resource management and ensuring compliance across the service and tasks delivered by the team

The post has a hybrid working arrangement.

Areas of your direct responsibility will include:-

  • Staff support and development
  • Managing absence
  • Staff performance including conduct issues
  • Team development and training
  • Managing resources and workloads
  • Managing a successful team to enable excellent service delivery
  • Health and Safety Management
  • Working in partnership to address environmental issues with colleagues such as Cleanings, Property Services, and Streetscene
  • Performance monitoring to ensure that the service delivers what is required in line with budgets and resources
  • Problem-solving to deal with issues at pace, and with accuracy
  • Dealing with complaints and enquiries
  • Supporting business critical projects
  • Identification of risks and issues
  • Change management/Service Improvement
  • Recruitment and Induction planning and implementation
  • Deputising for Neighbourhood Housing Services Manager

Representing the Estate caretaking Service in joint working initiatives

Managers will work with colleagues across the organisation in line with Kirklees Councils core behaviours and values, supporting the Neighbourhood Housing Services Manager and Housing Services Strategic Manager to deliver the organisation’s purpose, vision, and objectives.

If you feel you have the skills and experience, we are looking for please read the ‘Essential Requirements’ of the role. You must demonstrate how you meet these requirements in your application form to be shortlisted for the role.

In addition to joining a great team, you will receive the following:

  • A competitive salary of between £37,261 - £39,493
  • Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme, including Life Assurance. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement of 27.5 days annual leave, increasing to 32.5 days with continuous service, plus bank holidays. 
  • Flexible working
  • Access to a range of well-being support initiatives including but not limited to: an Employee Assistance programme, Healthy Eating Active Lifestyle assessments, Cycle to Work programme and discounted KAL gym membership.

Interviews are excepted to take place on Friday the 10th of February 2023.

Helen Masson is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

29 January 2023, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Housing Manager Job Profile.pdf – 200KB

This vacancy is closed to applications.