Housing Manager
| Posting date: | 15 May 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2026 |
| Location: | Kendal (Orchard House), LA9 7AT |
| Company: | Home Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26953 |
Summary
Housing Manager
Salary £32,000 pro rata per annum plus 34 days leave, rising to 39 and a health cash plan saving you and your children over £1140 a year.
Permanent, part time (22.5 hpw), 3 days per week to include every Monday.
Penrith with regular work in the office in Kendal.
We can’t offer a CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
You’ll shape safe, welcoming neighbourhoods where people feel proud to live. This is a role where your decisions matter, your relationships count, and your days are never the same. If you enjoy being out in communities, solving problems early, and working with people who genuinely care, this is a move that gives you purpose, trust, and the space to do your best work.
What you’ll do
Build trusted relationships with customers across your patch and local communities.
Take ownership of housing issues from first contact through to resolution.
Manage anti-social behaviour cases early to keep neighbourhoods safe and welcoming.
Carry out estate inspections and work with contractors to keep homes compliant.
Work with partners to support customers and protect income for reinvestment.
Why join us
You’ll be supported by great people in our fabulous Home Group culture, where kindness, collaboration, and doing the right thing matter. You’ll have room to grow, try new things, and build a long-term career, with learning encouraged at every stage. You’ll be trusted to work in a way that suits you, while making a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work!
You have
You have experience in housing management or a similar customer focused role.
You have confidence managing anti-social behaviour and complex customer situations.
You have knowledge of housing law, safeguarding, and sustaining tenancies.
You have strong organisation skills and take ownership from start to finish.
You have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
3 days per week 9am-5pm to include Mondays. Your work will be carried out between your neighbourhoods and communities around Penrith, our office in Kendal and home.
You need a vehicle insured for business use, and we pay your mileage.
You need an Enhanced DBS check that we pay for.
What’s in it for you?
34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”) and the option to buy 5 more each year
2 paid volunteering days each year
Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
Instant pay access with Stream
800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Find out more
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For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
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