Community Support Assistant

3 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom South Norfolk Council Full time

**Other Information - Fixed Term until 31 March 2024**

**Working for South Norfolk and Broadland Councils you will be interfacing with residents who are to host Ukrainian refugees and the refugee families themselves. The role will be to advise of help available and to support as necessary as part of the wider, countywide support network.**

**What you could be part of**

District Councils are working with our colleagues at the County Council and partners in the NHS to ensure that Ukrainian refugees are availed of very support available as they arrive with host families in the area. We are also working hard to ensure that host families have access to all the services they may need to ensure that the process of receiving refugees into their home is smooth and supportive. The post holder will be required to arrange appointments for the visiting team and, on occasion, visit homes in the two districts prior to refugees arriving and then again once they are in the accommodation.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focussed services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

**What you’ll be doing **
- Arranging visits to host and refugee families in their own home.
- Making clear and accurate records of the visits
- Working closely with colleagues in Housing Standards, Children’s Services and the wider Help Hub as required.

**You must have **
- Sound administrative skills
- A kind and empathetic approach to others
- Excellent communication skills
- A good standard of literacy
- Ability to organise own workload
- A full driving license

**What’s in it for you**

**Why Work For Us?**

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

**What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?**

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

**What Roles Do the Councils Offer?**

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. From here you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

**What Benefits do our Employees Receive?**

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

**What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?**

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

**What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?**

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the website outlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

**Key Information**:
If you any questions about the role, then please don’t hesitate to contact the recruiting manager or the HR Team, who will be happy to answer any questions on the role or the Councils.

**Recruiting Manager: Victoria Parsons**

**Phone Number**:
**HR Team**:
**Phone Number**: 01508 533995

**Closing date: 9**th** July 2023 at 11:30pm**

**Interview date: To be confirmed**

**Other Information**

**Next steps **

If you want to learn more about the Councils, then please visit our joint website - South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils Website.

For lots of great information about employee life at the Councils please visit the above linked pages or visit our Jobs and Training Courses website page.

For information on how we use your data and the Councils Data Protection Policy please have a look at the Councils website



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