Scheme Manager

Scheme Manager
Location: Eastbourne
Salary: £24,479 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time (35 hours per week)
Are you passionate about helping people live independently in a safe and supportive environment? At Stonewater, we’re looking for a proactive and caring individual to join us at Highland Lodge, a welcoming retirement living scheme in Eastbourne.
As our Scheme Manager, you’ll be the friendly face of the scheme, supporting the Delivery Manager with day-to-day operations and ensuring our residents feel safe, supported, and empowered to live independently.
You’ll take ownership of essential safety checks, including health & safety, fire safety, and the warden call system, making sure we meet compliance standards and deliver consistently high levels of service. Your keen eye for detail and proactive approach will help you identify and manage risks, including safeguarding concerns, and you’ll be confident in taking appropriate action to ensure residents’ wellbeing is always prioritised.
What we’re looking for
* Experience in housing or customer-facing roles.
* Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office) and a willingness to learn new systems.
* Excellent record-keeping and attention to detail.
* A self-starter with great organisational skills and a passion for helping others.
* Clear communicator who works well with residents, colleagues, contractors, and external agencies.
* A practical problem-solver who delivers high-quality work and meets deadlines.
* Someone who takes pride in delivering excellent customer service, including resolving feedback and complaints.
Check out a day in the life of a Scheme Manager:
Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (if applicable), satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.
This role may require specific qualifications, skills, knowledge, and behaviours to meet the Competence and Conduct Standard for Social Housing. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
Discover Stonewater:
Stonewater is one of the UK’s largest social housing providers, driven by our purpose that everyone has a place to call home. With around 40,000 homes, we proudly serve more than 93,000 customers, providing safe, affordable homes and the services and support that help people and communities thrive.
Our mission is to make a difference to our customers and communities through quality homes and great services that reflect our social ethos. Guided by our vision to be the most trusted, inspiring and sustainable provider of affordable homes, we offer homes for rent, shared ownership and purchase, alongside specialist housing and support services, including retirement living, supported housing, domestic abuse refuges, LGBTQ+ safe spaces and young people's foyers.
Everything we do is centred on our customers. We build trusted relationships, create lasting social value and invest in homes, services and communities that enable people to live independently, realise their potential and thrive. Through innovation, collaboration and a long-term commitment to sustainability, we are helping shape stronger communities for the future.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix.
To Apply
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