Job Title: Area Manager
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract for 12 Months
Salary: £42,802.07 per annum (£44,208.22 per annum is achieved after 18 months successful performance in the role)
Working Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm, Hybrid
Location: Hybrid covering schemes in Leeds and Bradford
Area Manager will be managing services in Leeds & Bradford including Bracken Court, Ladybeck House, Engage Leeds Floating Support, The Mortons & Charlton Court, Retirement Living services. Mainly working from home and attending face to face meetings when required (approx. 2-4 times a month).
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.
The difference you will make as an Area Manager
You will provide motivational leadership to empower and engage a team of managers across a defined geographical area. Along with your team you will deliver outstanding services that meet contractual requirements and put people first. You will be responsible for ensuring safe operational standards and agreed performance targets are met within our care & support services.
About you
We are looking for someone with:
• Experience of managing a service for supported accommodation services
• Experience of communicating objectives and managing performance targets to achieve the desired expectations.
• Ability to identify, plan and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Two years’ experience in a leadership or manager role.
• Be an effective team leader with strong values-based ethos - caring, empathic, supportive, flexible and a resilient can-do attitude.
• Ability to listen and communicate clearly, encourage feedback and reflection, empower, motivate and gain improvements.
Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits
Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to be consideredRole Profile
Lead the strategic development of services:
• Deliver clearly defined outcomes and meet targets in line with commissioned contracts.
• Contribute to the delivery of Riverside’s Corporate Plan, ensuring corporate objectives are delivered in your area.
• Model and adapt services appropriately to meet changing customer demand and needs.
• Build positive relationships with all key stakeholders to promote and position Riverside as the preferred provider in the area – ensuring representation at strategic groups and networking events.
• Take responsibility for the development of new and existing services, by working with the Business Development to ensure the improvement and growth of our services.
• Build effective partnerships across The Riverside Group, participating in wider initiatives.
Finance and performance:
• Be accountable for setting, communicating, monitoring and delivering the budget for your area.
• Manage and take overall responsibility for your area’s operational performance, ensuring targets are met, including rental income, and housing management.
Leading a team:
• Lead a team of managers and create a safe environment where colleagues can talk openly and honestly.
• Clearly communicate expectations and performance targets for each service.
• Hold regular ‘one-to-one’ sessions with your direct reports to reflect on achievements, performance and support individual personal wellbeing.
• Undertake six monthly performance reviews to support and guide colleagues.
• Facilitate regular team meetings to update and empower your team to share ideas and best practice.
• Recruit great people, identify succession opportunities and develop colleagues to ensure they reach their full potential.
• Ensure the services are effectively resourced and planned to deliver a colleague rota that covers all shifts effectively.
• Devise and deliver a comprehensive induction and continuous development plan for your team.
• Lead your team to provide a person-centred service for customers, ensuring they are at the heart of everything you do.
• Embrace reflective practice techniques so that your team can learn from their experiences.
• Recognise, praise and acknowledge achievements of your colleagues and team.Leading a service:
• Ensure customers and colleagues are safe by following Riverside’s Policy and Procedure framework at all times . health & safety, safeguarding, dignity at work, GDPR, cash handling.
• Ensure customers’ views are included in the development and delivery of services, by promoting the highest levels of customer consultation, communication and co-production.
• Make sure that services maintain and record customer information on Riverside and relevant external IT systems, ensuring information is clear, accurate and strengths-based.
• Produce reports, financial information and other written documentation to support contract development and delivery, as required.
• Take overall responsibility for the housing management service within your area, working with Asset and Compliance colleagues to ensure properties are safe and that voids and repairs are managed effectively.
• Take responsibility for the monitoring and resolution of complaints.
• Develop and maintain dynamic risk assessment and management procedures to mitigate all risks arising.
• Implement and deliver a service review process to ensure continuous improvement.Other Information
• You will be required to deputise for other senior managers and be part of a regional “on-call” rota.
• You will be required to travel to different properties within the defined area as and when required.
• Undertake regular training and take responsibility for continuous development to enable you to deliver your role safely.
• Deliver your role in line with Riverside company values – “Our Riverside Way”.
• Participate in team meetings, attend regular supervisions and reflective practice sessions.
• From time to time you may be required to undertake additional duties and responsibilities in consultation with your Line Manager.Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
• Experience of managing a service for the required customers group (supported accommodation services)
• Experience of communicating objectives and managing performance targets to achieve the desired expectations.
• Ability to identify, plan and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Two years’ experience in a leadership or manager role.
• Be an effective team leader with strong values-based ethos - caring, empathic, supportive, flexible and a resilient can-do attitude.
• Ability to listen and communicate clearly, encourage feedback and reflection, empower, motivate and gain improvements.
• Have conflict resolution skills and be confident and consistent when making decisions.
• Experience of reviewing, monitoring and evaluating outcomes in the delivery of support services.
• Competent IT skills, including using databases, producing reports and other communications, and analysing key outcomes data to understand and drive service improvements.Desirable
• Experience of managing and developing a team with a geographical spread.
• Financial experience or previous budgetary responsibility.
• Previous experience of contract management.
• Recognised formal care, support or housing qualification
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