Directorate of Customer, Place and Services
Job Title: Lettings and Home Ownership Manager (Permanent)
Salary: £49,150 (spot salary) per annum
37 Hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)
Based: Gadbrook Park, Northwich, (supports flexible home working)

The Trust operates an agile working environment which is a combination of working from our Head Office Gadbrook Business Park, Northwich, and home working.

Do you want to work for a ‘Times Top 100 Best Company’ which recently achieved ‘Housing’s Best Association to Work For’?

Your Opportunity:

The Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Lettings and Home Ownership Manager. A key member within the Trust’s Leadership team, this role will have responsibility for lettings, sales and management of our shared ownership portfolio.  We are looking for experienced leaders who are results driven and will lead our Home Moves (lettings) and Sales teams to ensure our corporate targets are met.  In addition to strong performance management and leadership skills, candidates must be willing to innovate and champion a culture of continuous improvement, placing our customers at the heart of everything we do. Candidates will also be outstanding communicators, who will be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license and access to a car is essential. 

The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check.

Find Out More:

If you have any queries or would like to ask any questions to learn more about the role, please contact Jo Fallon, Regeneration Director (available until 30th September) at: [email protected]

Your Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary we offer a great working environment, a workplace pension scheme, 24-29 days annual leave depending on service, child-care subsidy, casual ar allowance, an Employee Assistance Programme to help you balance work, family, and personal life, Bike to Work scheme, eye test vouchers, Excellent ongoing learning opportunities and an annual Personal Development and Well Being allowance.

If you are interested in working for Weaver Vale Housing Trust, a ‘Times Top 100 Best Company for the past nine years, and you possess all the skills and abilities that we require, we look forward to hearing from you.

How To Apply:

Closing date for applications:         12 noon, Monday 10^th October 2022

(Please be aware that applications received after this time will not be considered)

In Person Assessment & Interview Date:  Week commencing Monday 24^th October 2022

Please visit our website at http://www.wvht.co.uk to access the job information pack. Please submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria in relation to the person specification / accountability profile, to [email protected].

C.V’s without a cover letter will not be considered.

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.  Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you.

In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants may be subject to a DBS check.

Disclaimer: We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.

Please note applicants must be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the UK.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The recruiting manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position for which you applied. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If your background does not match our current needs, you will not be contacted. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.