Team Manager

We are One Housing, and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.

Our Care team is friendly, and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high-quality support we provide. We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to peoples’ lives, each day.
Join our Care team as a Team Manager
Working in Care can be demanding, but our colleagues are always kind and compassionate no matter what challenges they encounter.

Working as a Team manager is not only varied and interesting, but also incredibly rewarding.
As part of our team, you will be doing work you can be proud of, ensuring the safety and happiness of our customers in their home.
We are an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The role

This 29 bed hostel provides 24-hour specialist, intensive support to some of Bedford’s most vulnerable people so they can they break the cycle of homelessness. By giving targeted and supported accommodation, local people with complex needs will be able to take steps towards long term independence. The scheme also offers a ‘move on’ service for those who have been helped by the complex needs element, to make sure people don’t return to a cycle of homelessness. 

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Team manager in Bedford, your responsibilities will include:

• Produce reports – weekly & monthly
• Oversee assessments for new customers coming in
• Ensure regular team meetings are held and staff are informed about the organisation’s strategic goals. Be responsible for disciplinary issues with staff, warning letters rent arrears letters
• Provide line management, supervision and appraisal to Support staff within the service.
• Ensure staff are empowered to take responsibility and to work in a way that is imaginative and responsive to the needs of customers.
• Comfortable and confident using the Microsoft Suite

What you will need to succeed:

• Knowledge of care sector or mental health (desirable)
• Knowledge and understanding of up-to-date legislation and government frameworks relevant to the customer group. e,g. CQC
• Knowledge of resettlement and housing issues for people with support needs including welfare benefits
• Good knowledge of safeguarding procedures for adults and children

• Any NVQ Level 3
• Degree would be ideal (social work, social care, criminology)

The offer:

Our Life@One benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

• Salary: £28,000.
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00.
• Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues.
• Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
• Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
• Well done! With our colleague recognition programme, you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob.
• Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
• We are here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
• Stay book smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
• Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

About us

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone.

Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Care team.