Assistant Accommodation Manager

Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country. We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.

 

 

Temporary Assistant Accommodation Manager

 

Queen Margaret Residences, Glasgow

 

£20,501 per annum

 

25 hours per week

 

 We are looking for an enthusiastic and customer focused individual for the role of Assistant Accommodation Manager based at Queen Margaret Residences, Glasgow

 

The role of Assistant Accommodation Manager will include:

• Providing customer service at reception, welcoming customers and providing a good first impression
• Reporting maintenance issues and liaising with relevant individuals to ensure repairs are completed and residents informed
• Collecting rent from customers and monitoring the debtor list
• Ensuring compliance checks are completed in line with legislation and policy
• Supervising a team of General Assistants, providing guidance, support and promoting the development of staff
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal and external customers

 

Skills and experiences:

• Experience in a similar role in a customer service background is essential
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• The ability to lead, motivate and mentor staff, providing clear guidance when needed
• Proven experience completing administrative tasks with the ability to problem solve
• Previous experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook

 

Why work for us?
Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose-built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.

 

Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental, and financial health, and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days leave rising to a maximum of 30 days (plus public holidays), pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme

 
Job Reference: 228471

 

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

 

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

 

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.  Don’t miss out, please apply early.

 

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

 

 

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.