Scheme Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Hays
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Manchester, Lancashire, UK
Summary: The Scheme Manager role in Manchester involves overseeing day-to-day operations at a retirement living scheme and nearby properties. The position focuses on ensuring resident wellbeing, compliance with safety standards, and effective communication with residents. The role requires a supportive approach and the ability to manage various tasks independently. This is a temporary position for three months with flexible weekday hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily wellbeing checks and light-touch support
- Building safety checks and compliance tasks
- Coordinating contractors and monitoring on-site works
- Supporting residents with tenancy queries and signposting
- Maintaining accurate records and reporting issues promptly
- Providing occasional buddying cover where required
Key Skills:
- Experience in retirement living, sheltered housing, independent living, or scheme management
- Strong communication skills and a supportive, resident-focused approach
- Confidence completing building checks and following compliance procedures
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
- A calm, reassuring manner when responding to low-level issues or wellbeing concerns
Salary (Rate): £17.00 Hourly
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Scheme Manager - Manchester - Temp 3 Month
You'll be joining a well-established housing provider committed to delivering safe, well-managed retirement and independent living services. The organisation supports older residents across schemes and surrounding bungalows, ensuring high-quality housing management, customer service, and wellbeing support.
Your new role
You'll provide day-to-day Scheme Manager cover across a retirement living scheme and nearby properties. This includes:
- Daily wellbeing checks and light-touch support
- Building safety checks and compliance tasks
- Coordinating contractors and monitoring on-site works
- Supporting residents with tenancy queries and signposting
- Maintaining accurate records and reporting issues promptly
- Providing occasional buddying cover where required
- Experience in retirement living, sheltered housing, independent living, or scheme management
- Strong communication skills and a supportive, resident-focused approach
- Confidence completing building checks and following compliance procedures
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
- A calm, reassuring manner when responding to low-level issues or wellbeing concerns
- Consistent weekday hours with flexibility
- Supportive team and clear handover processes
- Weekly pay options (PAYE or Umbrella)
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