Visiting Development Manager
- Dorking, Surrey
- £16,861 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain a high profile around the development / office, ensure our residents are checked within our requirements.
- Carry out daily checks ensuring the building is safe and secure, Maintain records in line with internal procedures, ensure all data is protected and kept secure at all times. Keeping all communal areas, gardens and grounds clean and maintained through effective management of contractors.
- Be responsible for all works being completed, raising orders, managing contractors, monitoring progress and signing off completion.
- Encourage and support the formation of a Residents Association, and work with them to enhance the customer experience for residents, Helping build a sense of community by encouraging and supporting a Social Committee to plan and run social events for all residents.
- Build and maintain links with resident's family members, local authorities; Doctors, Social Workers, Health Authority etc as required and appropriate.
- In the event of an emergency, call the appropriate response team or authorities.
- Assist with sales listed with our partner company Retirement Homesearch, make new residents feel welcome and help them settle in; where possible being present to welcome them.
- Work across your local peer team of Development Managers for advice and day to day support and travel to team / company meetings on a monthly / annual basis
- Customer service - a passion for providing an exceptional level of customer service at all times, ideally in a face to face environment.
- Communication - a natural communicator, with the ability to resolve issues and complaints effectively
- Health & Safety - an understanding of the importance of health & safety, experience of dealing with challenging or emergency situations
- IT - able to operate Microsoft Office applications, and confident in learning new systems
- Administration - organised, methodical and experience of keeping accurate records
- Personal - an outgoing personality, with the ability to build professional relationships with colleagues and customers, self-motivated, pro-active, team oriented, and innovative.