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Maintenance Worker (On-site - Exeter, Devon)

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Maintenance Worker for our latest retirement living community. Exclusively for the over 65’s, Radford House is situated on Weirfield Road in Exeter.

Homeowners of the 65 privately-owned apartments will benefit from modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment. The development offers an independent lifestyle with tailored care and support available if needed, in addition to a host of communal facilities such as an on-site restaurant, homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, activities studio, therapy room, hairdressing salon, and more.

You’ll be working for Adlington Management Services (AMS), an innovative specialist manager of high-quality retirement accommodation with care, and part of the multi-award-winning developer, Adlington Retirement Living.

Purpose of role:

As a Maintenance Worker your role is to carry out general maintenance and upkeep duties required to ensure a safe and attractive environment for Homeowners, their families, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities include: 

  • Planned preventive work and safety checks.
  • Conducting routine inspections of premises and equipment
  • Complete and maintain records as required.
  • Supporting Homeowners with general maintenance tasks within their apartments
  • Keeping the gardens and outside communal areas neat and tidy, in between the scheduled landscapers’ visits and ensure paths / outside areas remain safe in adverse cold weather.

The Benefits

Our quality focused, family run businesses make significant investments in employees with ongoing success directly attributed to a strong emphasis on teamwork and open communication. Each member of the workforce is valued, and support is provided for career development.

Attractive benefits include:

  • A salary of £12.21 per hour, for a 20-hour week.
  • 136 hours per annum annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
  • 6% employer pension
  • Working in a new, purpose-built retirement community
  • Support from a professional on-site team.

To apply please email careers@adlington.co.uk to include your CV and reasons why you are good fit for the role. Closing date is 25th July 2025. No agencies please.

Duty Managers (On-site - Exeter, Devon)

We are looking for six highly motivated and enthusiastic Duty Managers with great interpersonal and communication skills for our latest retirement living community. Exclusively for the over 65’s, Radford House, is situated in Exeter.

Homeowners of the 65 privately-owned apartments will benefit from modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment. The development offers an independent lifestyle with tailored care and support available if needed, in addition to a host of communal facilities such as an on-site restaurant, homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, activities studio, therapy room, hairdressing salon, and more.

You’ll be working as a part of Adlington Management Services (AMS) , an innovative specialist manager of high-quality retirement accommodation with care, who are part of the multi-award-winning developer, Adlington Retirement Living.

Purpose of role:

As a Duty Manager you will be supporting the General Manager to ensure the delivery of high quality, customer focused housing management, care and support, catering, maintenance, and administration services. 

Responsibilities include:

  • Supporting the General Manager with the day to day running of Radford House ensuring AMS standards are always maintained.
  • Welcoming the Homeowners to their new home and helping them to settle into the new community.
  • Deal with Homeowner and building emergencies in a calm and professional manner.
  • Provide the front of house service to welcome visitors.
  • Support social and group activities to enhance the lives of the Homeowners.
  • Ensuring the smooth delivery of a programme of leisure and social activities for homeowners. Including the promotion and use of all the facilities delivery of all services within the community.

The Benefits

Our quality focused, family run businesses make significant investments in employees with ongoing success directly attributed to a strong emphasis on teamwork and open communication. Each member of the workforce is valued, and support is provided for career development.

As a Duty Manager, you will benefit from:

  • A salary of £14.20 per hour on a 28 hour a week basis this includes allocated sleep-in duties.
  • 192 hours per annum annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays
  • 6% employer pension contributions
  • Life assurance at 4 x annual salary
  • Working in a new, purpose-built retirement community
  • Support from a professional head office team

To apply please email careers@adlington.co.uk to include your CV and reasons why you are good fit for the role. Closing date is 25th July 2025. No agencies please.

General Manager (On-site - Exeter, Devon)

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic General Manager with great interpersonal and communication skills for our latest retirement living community. Exclusively for the over 65’s, Radford House, is situated in Exeter.

Homeowners of the 65 privately-owned apartments will benefit from modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment. The development offers an independent lifestyle with tailored care and support available if needed, in addition to a host of communal facilities such as an on-site restaurant, homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, activities studio, therapy room, hairdressing salon, and more.

You’ll be working for Adlington Management Services (AMS), an innovative specialist manager of high-quality retirement accommodation with care, and part of the multi-award-winning developer, Adlington Retirement Living.

The Role – General Manager (Hospitality / Housing / Care)

As General Manager at Radford House, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality, customer focused housing management, social activities, care and support, catering, maintenance, and administration services.

Managing a small team, your duties will include, although not be limited to:

  • Ensuring the smooth delivery of all services within the community
  • Implementing a programme of leisure and social activities for homeowners. Including the promotion and use of all the facilities
  • Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with homeowners, relatives, colleagues, and professional advisors, providing a welcoming and homely atmosphere
  • Providing assistance and monitoring homeowners on a daily basis, ensuring care and support plans are in place for all homeowners who require them.
  • Ensuring that housing and wellbeing services are managed effectively within compliance and regulatory frameworks
  • Supporting the sales teams in promoting and selling properties
  • Ensuring compliance with all Health and Safety related policies and procedures
  • Reviewing all contractors, procedure manuals and undertaking value for money reviews
  • Collecting and banking funds for service charges and the guest suite.

Our Requirements 

  • Proven managerial experience gained within the hospitality, care, housing sector or a customer service focused business
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to deal with complex issues, prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure.

Although not essential, knowledge of regulatory requirements for housing and wellbeing services, and knowledge of best practice in housing provision for older people would be highly advantageous.

The Package

Our quality focused, family run businesses make significant investments in employees with ongoing success directly attributed to a strong emphasis on teamwork and open communication. Each member of the workforce is valued, and support is provided for career development.

As the General Manager, you will benefit from:

  • A salary of up to £45,000 dependent on experience and qualifications
  • 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • 6% employer pension contributions
  • Life assurance at 4 x annual salary
  • Working in a new, purpose-built retirement community
  • Support from a professional head office team

You will be employed on a permanent, full-time contract, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 16:30. Flexibility will be required to meet business needs.

To apply please email careers@adlington.co.uk to include your CV and reasons why you are good fit for the role. Closing date is 25th July 2025. No agencies please.

Housekeepers (On-site - Exeter, Devon)

We are looking for two highly motivated and enthusiastic Housekeepers for our latest retirement living community. Exclusively for the over 65’s, Radford House, is situated on Weirfield Road in Exeter.

Homeowners of the 65 privately-owned apartments will benefit from modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment. The development offers an independent lifestyle with tailored care and support available if needed, in addition to a host of communal facilities such as an on-site restaurant, homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, activities studio, therapy room, hairdressing salon, and more.

You’ll be working for Adlington Management Services (AMS), an innovative specialist manager of high-quality retirement accommodation with care, and part of the multi-award-winning developer, Adlington Retirement Living.

Purpose of role:

As a Housekeeper your role is to carry out communal cleaning duties in line with the planned cleaning schedule, to ensure a clean and attractive environment for homeowners, their families, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities include: 

  • Carry out checks throughout the working day to ensure the communal areas are always clean and presentable.
  • Ensure use of all cleaning products and equipment are used correctly and understand COSHH.
  • Report any equipment faults, furniture defects or general cleaning concerns to the Management Team
  • Complete records as required.
  • Work flexibly as part of the team to ensure the daily housekeeping service requirements are maintained 7 days a week by providing cover for sickness and holidays as required.

The Benefits:

Our quality focused, family run businesses make significant investments in employees with ongoing success directly attributed to a strong emphasis on teamwork and open communication. Each member of the workforce is valued, and support is provided for career development.

  • A salary of £12.21 per hour, for a 15-hour week x 2 positions
  • 102 hours per annum annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
  • 6% employer pension
  • Working in a new, purpose-built retirement community
  • Support from a professional on-site team

To apply please email careers@adlington.co.uk to include your CV and reasons why you are good fit for the role. Closing date is 25th July 2025. No agencies please.

Duty Manager (On-site - Cheadle, Cheshire)

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Duty Manager with great interpersonal and communication skills for our thriving retirement living community. Exclusively for the over 60s, The Chimes is situated in Cheadle, nr Stockport.

Homeowners of the 48 privately-owned apartments benefit from modern, stylish living in a safe and secure environment. The development offers an independent lifestyle with tailored care and support available if needed, in addition to a host of communal facilities such as an on-site restaurant, homeowners’ lounge, coffee lounge, activities studio, therapy room, hairdressing salon, and more.

You’ll be working for Adlington Management Services (AMS), an innovative specialist manager of high-quality retirement accommodation with care, and part of the multi-award-winning developer, Adlington Retirement Living.

Purpose of role:

As a Duty Manager you will be supporting the General Manager to ensure the delivery of high quality, customer focused housing management, care and support, catering, maintenance, and administration services.

Responsibilities include:

  • Supporting the General Manager with the day to day running of The Chimes, Cheadle, ensuring AMS standards are always maintained.
  • Welcoming the homeowners to their new home and helping them to settle into the new community.
  • Deal with homeowner and building emergencies in a calm and professional manner.
  • Provide the front of house service to welcome visitors.
  • Support social and group activities to enhance the lives of the homeowners.
  • Ensuring the smooth delivery of a programme of leisure and social activities for homeowners. Including the promotion and use of all the facilities delivery of all services within the community

The Benefits:

Our quality focused, family run businesses make significant investments in employees with ongoing success directly attributed to a strong emphasis on teamwork and open communication. Each member of the workforce is valued, and support is provided for career development.

As a Duty Manager, you will benefit from:

  • A salary of £13.13 per hour. Rotas will include day and sleep-in shifts
  • 138 hours per annum annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays
  • 6% employer pension contributions
  • Working in a purpose-built retirement community
  • Support from a professional head office team

To apply please email careers@adlington.co.uk to include your CV and reasons why you are good fit for the role. No agencies please.

Get In Touch

If you’ve found a role that feels like the perfect fit, we’d love to hear from you.

  • Use the contact details provided in the job listing

  • Or email us directly at careers@adlington.co.uk

  • Alternatively, you can fill in our contact form, and a member of our team will be in touch

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