House Manager

Role title: House Manager - Epsom Lodge

• Exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of support workers, caseworkers and counsellors to support people at a vulnerable time in their lives.
• Be able to help maintain a healthy, clean and safe environment for our tangata to live and work.
• Lead a small team of staff.

About the Business:

Epsom Lodge is an 84-bed supportive accommodation residential facility in Auckland for men and women. Our residents have housing needs, often (but not always) accompanied by addiction, mental health and relationship issues. We provide 12+ weeks transitional accommodation, support and after care to assist in finding suitable long-term accommodation and begin the journey of addressing other life goals.

About the Role:

The purpose of the House Manager role is to ensure the effective, efficient and smooth operations of the house and property related components of Epsom Lodge.

What will your responsibilities be:

• Line Management of Property, Kitchen and Cleaning
• Establish, maintain and promote standards for housekeeping and property, ensuring hygiene and infection prevention and control standards are kept in place for Tangata and staff.
• Management of Epsom Lodge assets / vehicles to ensure they are kept in safe and efficient running order.
• Property / grounds maintenance management
• Chemical and cleaning product management
• Liaise with and manage external tradestaff and contractors that come on site.
• Complete associated Internal Monitoring, administration and reporting
• To facilitate and support the mission of the Salvation
• To support, promote and fulfil all Health and Safety obligations

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have at least five years experience in the supervision and delivery of a range of commercial or domestic care services including food services safety and implementation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Be able to maintain and implement a facilities maintenance plan.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment, sharing information, ideas and effective practices while maintaining Tangata and service privacy, and confidentiality.
• Be able to manage and lead a small team of staff.
• Flexibility and willingness to support staff with house related tasks.
• Commitment to the Salvation Army values

Our offer to you:

• An additional working week of Salvation Army leave awarded annually on 1 July
• Free confidential counselling services to support your wellbeing
• Subsidised flu vaccinations
• Discounted Medical Insurance with Southern Cross
• TSA discount card for discount with various retailers such as Beaurepairs, Noel Leeming, Placemakers and Torpedo7

Candidates should be adaptable, energetic, self-motivated and committed to our mission of 'caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society'

This role is permanent and hours worked will be 40 per week.

The starting hourly rate for this role will fall between $44 and $47 per hour.

The Salvation Army is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes workplaces thrive with diversity.

Children’s Worker Classification Statement (per Children’s Act 2014): Applicants with a Schedule 2 conviction must provide an Exemption Certificate for Core Children’s Worker roles or undergo an internal assessment for all other Salvation Army roles

The Salvation Army is a worldwide evangelical Christian church and human service provider. It is committed to caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society - all through the love of God shown in Jesus. The successful applicant should therefore show an ability to identify with the mission and values of The Salvation Army.