Co-operative Services Manager

REF/ 104572 Co-operative Services Manager Homes & Communities department £39,980.65 per annum £1,680 car allowance 37.5 hours per week About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Homes & Communities department managing our co-operative team. The team provides a high-quality housing service to a portfolio of co-operative properties across Birmingham and Walsall in accordance with individual Housing Management Contracts. You will ensure a coordinated service delivery approach to identified housing management tasks associated with income management, allocations and lettings, breaches of tenancy, resident engagement and the recording of reports of repairs and maintenance jobs on the housing management system to deliver excellent customer service to residents. You will develop a positive working relationship with all Co-operative Committees, ensuring organisational representation at formal meetings when required which may include up to six evening meetings per month. The successful candidate will pro-actively work with colleagues across all Trident departments, in particular the Homes and Communities Department, Technical Services and Finance to support the aims and objectives of the Co-operatives and identify opportunities to further develop the co-operatives in line with their vision and values such as sourcing additional training and increasing resident engagement and community development initiatives. The benefits; 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days Birthday leave New Home leave Life assurance (3 x salary) Employee Assistance programme Employee Wellbeing programme Flexible Working options About You You will have considerable experience of working in the social housing sector. You will be passionate about social housing and enthuisiastic for your own career development and that of your team. It is essential that you have good communication skills and a ‘can do' approach to working positively with internal and external stakeholders and forging new partnerships to address key issues and achieve agreed outcomes You will be a strong and motivated leader, able to work under your own initiative, organising your workload to meet goals and KPIs that are set. Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 750 staff, works with over 150 volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £37m and owns assets close than £190m. The Group consists of; Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services. These services include supporting people within registered care, domiciliary care, people with learning difficulties, those with mental health needs, young people at risk, older people, BME groups, people at risk of being homeless, those seeking employability, education and training opportunities and those fleeing domestic abuse. Trident offers their employees learning and development opportunities and wants to invest in their development and career growth. Through our apprenticeship scheme, we offer various courses in areas that will help support employees within their roles and for their further development. We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a person-centred organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope. By joining Trident Group, you will have the opportunity to join our Diverse Voices Steering Group to ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion remains at the heart of everything we do. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to: ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people Applying All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert. All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK. Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS). ADZN1_UKTJ

Location: Ladywood, GB

Posted Date: 5/14/2025