Residential Accommodation Services Manager
Wiltshire College and University Centre, Wiltshire College & University Centre, Lackham Campus, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2NY14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Leadership and management
Working pattern
- Full time: Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Salary: £36,955 per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Residential Accommodation Services Manager
Wiltshire College & University Centre – Lackham Campus
Be part of something special. Create a place where students feel at home, build confidence and thrive.
Wiltshire College & University Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and student-focused Residential Accommodation Services Manager to lead our residential provision at Lackham Campus.
This is an excellent opportunity to take the lead in creating an outstanding residential experience for students, ensuring that those living away from home feel safe, supported, included and part of a vibrant college community. You'll be at the heart of campus life, making a real difference to students' wellbeing, independence, personal development and success.
Set within 500 acres of beautiful Wiltshire countryside, Lackham Campus offers a truly unique learning environment. With a commercial farm, Agri-Tech Centre, Animal Centre, engineering workshops and dedicated horticulture areas, our campus is a thriving, practical and industry-focused environment where learners work with real-world land-based systems and emerging technologies.
As Residential Accommodation Services Manager, you'll have the opportunity to shape the residential experience, lead a dedicated team and work alongside colleagues across the college to create a safe, welcoming and supportive home-from-home environment. You'll also play a vital role in ensuring our provision for under-18s meets the relevant Care Standards and the highest expectations of safeguarding and student welfare.
🌟 What We Offer
💷 Salary: £36,955 per year⏱️ Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year📍 Campus: Lackham Campus
A fantastic opportunity to combine leadership, student wellbeing and operational management in a unique college environment where no two days are the same.
What You'll Do
- Lead and inspire the residential team, creating a positive, professional and student-focused service.
- Oversee the day-to-day management of residential accommodation, ensuring high standards across all aspects of provision.
- Create a welcoming and inclusive residential community where students feel safe, valued and supported.
- Understand and ensure residential services for under-18s meet the relevant Care Standards, maintaining appropriate policies, procedures and quality assurance arrangements.
- Take responsibility for student welfare, safeguarding and pastoral care, ensuring concerns are identified and managed effectively.
- Develop opportunities for residential activities and enrichment that encourage friendships, independence and personal development.
- Work closely with curriculum, safeguarding and student support teams to provide joined-up support.
- Build positive relationships with parents, carers, external agencies and other partners.
- Oversee residential admissions, room allocations, arrivals and departures.
- Ensure accommodation meets required standards for health and safety, security, cleanliness and maintenance.
- Manage staffing, budgets and resources effectively, ensuring an efficient and high-quality service.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with college policies and regulatory requirements.
- Lead, motivate and develop the residential team, driving high standards and continuous improvement.
What You'll Bring
- Experience managing residential accommodation, student services, pastoral support or a similar service.
- Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing a team.
- A strong understanding of safeguarding, student welfare and pastoral care, particularly for under-18s.
- Knowledge of the Care Standards and regulatory requirements relating to residential provision for young people.
- Experience of health and safety, risk management and maintaining safe environments.
- The confidence to manage challenging situations, make sound decisions and resolve issues effectively.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience managing budgets, staffing and operational resources.
- A positive, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- A genuine passion for supporting young people to develop independence, confidence and life skills.
- The ability to inspire a team and create a culture where high standards, care and accountability go hand in hand.
✨ Why Choose This Path?
This is more than an accommodation management role. It's an opportunity to shape an important part of student life and make a lasting difference to young people.
Join us and enjoy the opportunity to:
- Lead and develop a residential service that plays a vital role in the student experience.
- Make a meaningful difference to young people's confidence, independence and wellbeing.
- Build a positive residential community where students feel they belong.
- Work alongside passionate colleagues in a unique 500-acre specialist campus environment.
- Influence the quality, development and future direction of residential provision.
- Make a visible difference every day, knowing that the environment you create helps students succeed.
⚡ Make a Move That Truly Matters
If you're a passionate residential or student support professional with the leadership skills, energy and enthusiasm to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
This is your opportunity to bring people together, inspire a team and create a residential experience that students will remember for all the right reasons.
🚀 Help us make Lackham more than a place to study. Make it a place where students feel at home, discover their potential and thrive.
Closing Date: 19/11/26
What the college offers its staff
Outstanding Benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 30 days paid annual leave plus 8 days paid bank holidays
- College closure and wellbeing days, including a 2-week paid Christmas closure
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free On-Site Gyms
- Lifestyle Discounts
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Professional Development and career progression
- Additional staff benefits including discounted meals, hair and beauty services and exclusive offers on local attractions
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Wiltshire College and University Centre
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- laura.taylor@wiltshire.ac.uk
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