Job Details: Sophia Housing Association: Project Manager Limerick


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Sophia Housing Association: Project Manager Limerick


SOPHIA HOUSING ASSOCIATION

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE: PROJECT MANAGER LIMERICK

LOCATION: Southill Hub, O?Malley Park, Limerick.

ABOUT SOPHIA

Sophia is a national organisation, who has been supporting people as
they emerge from homelessness since **Apply on the website**.
Responding to the ever-growing need in Ireland Sophia now directly
supports **Apply on the website** adults and **Apply on the website**
children.

Sophia is a niche service provider for two reasons; Firstly, it sees
the provision of home of one?s own as the primary response to
homelessness and the intervention that Sophia is exclusively focused
on. Secondly as an Approved Housing Body, its core mission is to
provide homes for individuals, couples and families who not only need
a home but also present with other support needs.

Sophia recognises that homelessness can have a traumatic impact on
people and that services need to be designed and delivered in a trauma
informed way.

REPORTING TO: Acting Head of Services/ Area Manager

CONTRACT: Specified Purpose

HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week

JOB PURPOSE: To provide management and leadership to the Sophia
Limerick team in providing housing and support to Service Users.

AREAS OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Services, Human Resources,
Health and Safety, Finance, Project Development

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

_SERVICES_

* To commit to the objectives and ethos of Sophia
* To establish and maintain a system of communication with the
Service Manager including the provision of agreed reports to NSM
* To develop and implement the standards within support services in
a manner that reflects the policy and procedure of Sophia
* Efficient and effective property management of accommodation
including rents, tenure, furnishing, budgets, etc., where appropriate
* To oversee the referral and assessment process for applicants to
the Project and additional properties in collaboration with other
Services as required.

_IN RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS:_

* The arrival and admission of new Service Users
* Issues regarding the welfare of Service Users as appropriate
* The departure of Service Users from the Project

_IN OUTREACH PROJECTS:_

* The referral and interviewing of new Service Users
* The on-going support to Service Users
* Assessment of individual and family needs, including childcare
issues
* To work in a holistic way with family members and single persons
as appropriate to meet their housing management and personal needs and
to support staff to do so.
* To be responsible for key-working a number of families/single
people when necessary for the operation of the Project and to support
staff to do so.
* To ensure that Service User disputes and grievances are dealt
appropriately within the Project and Local Community
* Manage the set up and maintenance of professional records.
* To manage referrals, admissions and discharges in the Project and
additional Sophia properties
* To provide direction and leadership in the development of
appropriate links to, and securing support from, relevant
professionals and services; e.g. Health Services Executive and Local
Housing Authorities etc.
* To actively promote Service User involvement within the Projects
and Local Communities.

_HUMAN RESOURCES_

* To manage the recruitment, induction and on-going training, support
and direction of Employees, Volunteers, Students and Trainees of
Sophia.
* To assign work as appropriate
* Ensuring that there is regular communication with staff
* Promoting positive working relationships with Relief Workers and
permanent Staff Teams
* Identifying the training needs of Staff
* Providing support to Staff in their work
* To provide professional supervision as appropriate to staff. To
ensure that all employees, volunteers and students receive regular
supervision and keeping a professional record of this.

_FINANCES_

* To manage the annual budget for the Limerick Project and additional
Sophia properties, based on the information provided by the Finance
Department.
* To manage the Service Level Agreements for the Project and to
ensure the return of data and information agreed with funders.
* To actively source and make grant applications to fund the
services and costs of the service in your region. To provide
information to funders on expenditure of grants.
* To promote networking with appropriate voluntary and statutory
agencies.

_HEALTH AND SAFETY_

* To ensure that necessary fire, health and safety policies and
procedures are in place and adhered to
* To ensure appropriate procedures are in place for responding to
emergencies within the Project and additional properties.

_DEVELOPMENT_

* To attend other agency meetings as appropriate and to work
effectively with relevant personnel within Sophia.
* To contribute to policy development and review within the agency.
* To work on the development of services provided by Sophia in your
region.
* To work proactively to develop and implement strategies and
actions which ensure that the Project and additional properties are
fully occupied
* To work closely with local State Bodies (including Local
Authorities and HSE) to fulfil our obligations in alignment with and
to compliment the development and national and area plans, and
strategies and objectives of the Council and the Department of
Environment, Community and Local Government.
* To work closely with Health Service Executive and the new Children
and Families Agency to fulfil our obligations in alignment with and to
compliment the development and national and area plans, and strategies
and objectives of the Council and the Departments of Health, Children
and Youth Affairs.
* To undertake other work that may be assigned to you from time to
time.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

_EXPERIENCE_

* 2 years? experience in a management role in housing and homeless
sector or similar

_QUALIFICATION_

* Degree in Social Care or related discipline

_VALUES_

* A strong and flexible work ethic
* Ability to provide evidence of personal alignment to Sophia?s
values
* Warm, engaging, compassionate with an empathy and an acute
awareness for the trauma that service users have experienced due to
homelessness
* Commitment to the values and principles of Housing First and
Trauma Informed Care

_SKILLS_

* Proficient IT skills and knowledge of databases
* Strong ability to work on own initiative
* Excellent interpersonal communication skills both written and
verbal
* Excellent report writing and record keeping skills

_OTHER_

* A full clean driving licence

Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and Garda Vetting

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please forward a Cover Letter and CV to **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**

The closing date for receipt of applications is MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**


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