Team Leader - Older Persons Housing Services

Job Title: Team Leader – Older Persons Housing Service

Job Reference: 15/17

Location: Can be based in Dundee or Perth

Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday

Salary: Starting Salary £35,056 (plus £990 p/a essential car user allowance)

Closing date: Monday 26th June 2017 at 4pm

Interview date: Thursday 6th July 2017

Please note this post is fixed term until 31 March 2019 and will be reviewed at this point.

Following a recent review and remodelling of our housing and services to older people we are looking for a dynamic Team Leader to provide support and management for our older persons housing services.

Reporting to the Head of Support Services, this post line manages a team of Scheme Managers and a Volunteer Co-ordinator, together delivering a high quality, responsive support service within our older persons service in Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Angus and Fife areas.

To make an immediate impact, the successful candidate will have significant experience in a housing and property management environment as well as managing and leading a team of staff. You will be educated to SCQF level 8 (HND/SVQ4 equivalent) and ideally hold a relevant professional qualification and have a proven understanding of related regulatory and legislative operating environment.

Excellent communication skills are essential for this post, as is the ability to manage and motivate a team of professionals to achieve targets, service improvements and deliver the highest quality customer care.

In addition you will have excellent IT skills, be highly organised, and have experience of managing and maintaining budgets, along with report writing and analytical skills. You should have access to your own car to undertake the travel requirements of the post.

If this sounds like you, please click here for more details and to apply or call 01382 484507 for an application pack.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 26th June 2017 at 4pm.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th July 2017.

This post will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. The post are also subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Please note CV’s cannot be accepted.

Caledonia strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. A Registered Scottish Charity No SCO13988.