Supported Housing Assistant

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Supported Housing Assistant

Maidstone – ME15 6LP

Salary: £16,088 per annum

Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

Housingrecruit.com is advertising for a Supported Housing Assistant on behalf of their client, a leading social housing provider based in Maidstone.

Are you seeking an opportunity to work alongside a dedicated team who are committed to helping others? Would you value a role where you can contribute to making a difference to the most vulnerable clients to help them to get the support they need?

The Supported Housing Assistants play a vital role in providing administration support to the teams, as well as supporting clients to make their own life choices and to access the services they need.

The position in Maidstone requires working from Monday to Sunday, 5 days per week including some weekends and Bank Holidays.

As Supported Housing Assistant, you will provide a first class administration service, maintaining accurate records and acting as a first point of contact for clients by telephone or in person. You will engage with them to offer housing related support, responding to and escalating queries as necessary, including working with tenancy agreements and collecting rents and charges.

Candidate Requirements:

Ideally, you’ll already have experience of working with vulnerable clients in a housing/social care setting. If not, you will be given on the job training but will certainly have the empathy, interpersonal skills and sensitivity to appreciate how everyday housing issues impact on quality of life. Commitment to providing the quality service that clients need is also essential. You will have excellent communication and customer service skills and the organisational skills required to deal with a range of administrative issues.

In return, you will receive 25 days holiday pro-rate and pension scheme along with training and development opportunities.

Closing Date: 23rd August 2016

How to apply:

Please click the apply button to go to the recruiter’s website where you will be required to fill in an application form. CVs are not accepted.