Location: Based in Canterbury or Dover, covering East Kent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £28,476 - £31,324 gross per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 28 May

Because like you, we’re dedicated to changing attitudes and changing lives.

About us: Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

The role: You will lead our accommodation services for homeless adults (18+). As leader of the housing management team, you will be responsible for procuring and managing properties for people who have been homeless. You will also be required to liaise with councils and landlords.

This role involves regular record keeping, audit taking, monitoring the service’s performance, and ensuring staff meet the standards required by Porchlight and its commissioners.

This role requires:

Excellent communication and people skills
Experience of working in the housing sector
Knowledge of health & safety regulations and property management
Experience of safeguarding issues faced by vulnerable adults
Experience of acquiring a portfolio of properties
A full driving licence and access to a car (subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Equality Act 2010).

Benefits: As a Porchlight employee, you will have access to a wide range of benefits including free life insurance, 25 days holiday per year (increasing to 30 days after five years’ service) and the Porchlight pension scheme.

Interviews are scheduled for 7th June in Canterbury

How to apply: If this sounds likes the opportunity for you, please visit https://www.porchlight.org.uk/housing-operations-manager-for-the-kent-homeless-connect-servicepl829 and complete an application form.