Housing And Wellbeing Assistant in Blackburn

Location: Blackburn
Salary: £1,250 per week
Recruiter: Great Places Housing Group
Job Hours: Full-time

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Housing and Wellbeing Assistant

What you’ll be doing

  • You will provide assistance or guidance to customers; supporting them to fulfil the terms of their occupancy agreement ;
  • You will encourage feedback from customers, recording and responding to any complaints and compliments;
  • You will ensure any safeguarding concerns are promptly dealt with and appropriate action is taken in line with Great Places procedures;
  • You will actively ensure the security of the building, , conduct health and safety inspections, and report communal repairs through appropriate channels.You will follow financial procedures and take responsibility for all monies held and received;
  • You will be responsible for communal cleaning and void cleaning, along with the wider team. 
  • What you’ll need

  • Qualified to minimum level 2 in English and Maths
  • Evidence of IT skills 
  • Experience of providing a customer facing, front line service in a busy environments whilst maintaining a courteous and helpful manner.
  • The ability to develop, and project, a positive image of Great Places through interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner when working under pressure and maintaining attention to detail.
  • Effective liaison with colleagues and other stakeholders to give or find information to resolve problems.
  • Use of the relevant range of Microsoft Office applications and IT systems
  • WHAT WE WILL GIVE YOU IN RETURN FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT 

  • Pension | DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
  • WPA | Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members 
  • The Market Place | high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
  • Annual Leave | Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays 
  • Lottery  | Monthly draw with 1st @ £250, 2nd @ £75 and 3rd @ £50
  • Savings Club | You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)
  • Sharing Greatness |  Our colleague incentive scheme where colleagues can earn £300 by helping the business achieve business targets.
  • Help with transport |  We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates .
     
     
  • At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work. 

    “Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. 

    All successful applicant(s) will be subject to an enhanced criminal records background check (Child and Adult Workforce, Child Barred List). 

    Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website”.


    About Great Places Housing Group


    We work all over the north to help neighbourhoods thrive, shine and be truly great places to live.

    We build and look after some of the best affordable housing around and provide all sorts of community support, always with passion, imagination and dedication.

    Great Places strives to be an all-round a force for good, whether regenerating an area, commissioning outstanding architecture, advising residents on how to be ‘green’ and save money, helping to kickstart training and jobs, organising community events or helping new homeowners onto the property ladder.

    Great Places looks at the bigger picture with one ultimate aim – to improve the lives of everyone who lives in our communities.

    For career opportunities please visit http://www.greatplaces.org.uk/jobs/Pages/whyworkforus.aspx

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