Job opportunities
Whether they are involved in providing homes, delivering care and support, or working with the community, our people make a vital contribution to the lives of thousands living in central and west London. Recruiting and developing the best people is essential for us as we continue to grow. See our current opportunities below:
Adaptations and Support Administration Officer
Closing date: 01/04/2019Location: W10 5BNSalary: £27,000 paReference: OCTPE400868Are you responsive, respectful and reliable? Customer focused with a knowledge of adapting or repairing properties? Octavia is a successful community housing provider operating in the heart of London. We offer a wide range of housing, care and support to older and vulnerable adults living in west and central London. Flexibility is a key part of all of our care and support services as our focus is on the individual - helping people to stay as active and independent as possible. The Adaptations and Support Administration Officer co-ordinates the timely and efficient delivery of the Support and Adaptations Programme, and provides administrative support. You will have to ensure adaptations cases are completed to a satisfactory standard, and ensure effective liaison between residents, different departments and agencies to enable works to be completed. Octavia is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Only candidates who are eligible to live and work in the UK will be considered. We endeavour to reply to all successful applications within 10 working days of the date of application. If you do not hear from us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion Strictly no agencies please.
Sheltered Housing Services Team Leader
Closing date: 01/04/2019Location: W10 5BNSalary: £20,398 paReference: OCTFE400911Are you responsive, respectful and reliable? A customer focused leader with experience of delivering a great enhanced housing management service to older people? Octavia is a successful community housing provider operating in the heart of London. We offer a wide range of housing, care and support to older and vulnerable adults living in west and central London. Flexibility is a key part of all of our care and support services as our focus is on the individual - helping people to stay as active and independent as possible. The Sheltered Housing Services Team Leader leads an enhanced housing management service to our residents living in sheltered and dedicated housing for older people that supports people to live independently in their homes. As Team Leader you will manage a small team to deliver an on-site service to ensure all key operational targets are met that include safety, security, void and tenancy management. The successful candidate for this role will have experience in a similar customer focused role within a supported/sheltered housing environment so will be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of enhanced housing management, promoting independence and developing support networks. You will have excellent leadership skills with previous experience of managing teams and developing and delivering services to meet resident needs. You will ideally have a relevant qualification in housing, social care and/or management. Due to the nature of the role you will need to flexible to meet the requirements of the centre.
Care and Support Workers
Closing date: 03/04/2019Location: London (covering Kensington, Westminster and Hounslow)Salary: £10.20 per hour (Day) - £10.39 per hour (Night)Reference: OCTFG304516Are you a compassionate people person with some history of caring for and supporting others? Do you have a passion for providing great personal care and supporting older people to be as independent as they can and would like to use your skills to make a real difference to the lives of local older people? About us Octavia, winner of Great British Care Employer of the year Award 2017, have been improving lives in London for over 150 years. Our seven extra care schemes are well located in North Kensington, Westminster and Hounslow to provide modern accessible homes for 179 local older people, who have a range of physical and mental health needs. All our services have been rated consistently ‘Good’ by CQC, with one recently awarded ‘Outstanding’ for responsiveness. We believe it is every one of our staff that makes us outstanding, and so we are committed to investing in them to ensure they feel valued and empowered to care for and support others to be independent. When you join us you will be part of an amazing team of people who share our drive to be a force for good in the lives of local older people and who believe in our values of being Reliable, Responsive and Respectful. Our rates start at £10.20 per hour (day) and £10.39 (waking night) About you We have opportunities for Care and Support workers with an awareness of the needs of older people with physical and mental health needs, who will be able to work as part of a 7 day weekly rota to meet these needs. We are interested in hearing from you whether you have work, volunteering and/or personal experience of providing personal care and supporting others. You will be compassionate, keen to listen to and understand people to enable them to get the most from their lives. You will put people at the centre of everything you do and will use your ideas, good communication and relationship bu