Scheme Manager

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Job Description

• East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft
• £24,294 - £25,979 (Band 3)
• 37 hours per week
• Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Tenant Services Team as a Scheme Manager at Wesley House, High Street, Lowestoft.

Your role:

The successful candidate will provide high quality housing related support to older and vulnerable people at Wesley House, Lowestoft as well as covering our other Retired Living Schemes as and when required, promoting independence and providing a safe and secure environment for our tenants to live in.

What you will need:

The post holder will have previous experience of working in a customer facing role along with experience using ICT and software systems in day-to-day duties. The candidate will have previously worked with other partners and agencies and dealt with difficult situations.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

You will be required to have access to your own car and hold a valid UK driving licence.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact email Jayne.sissen@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 20 October 2024

Interview date: Tuesday, 5 November 2024

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification.

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).