Reception Homeless Hostel

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Project Assistant Vacancy
Ref: 67154

A well-respected charity based in **Cambridgeshire** are currently looking to recruit a **Project Assistant**to start with them on a temporary contract as soon as possible.

**Hours:

37.5 hours per week**

**Shifts:

7:00am-3:00pm or 2:00pm-10:00pm (must be available for both)**

**Duration:

- Three months ongoing**

**Location:

- Cambridgeshire**

**Rate of Pay**:

- **£13.76 via an umbrella company**

**Main duties of the role:
- Being the first point of contact in an 18-65 homeless hostel with clients who have homelessness, drug/ alcohol and offender background
- Carrying out day to day tasks including general administration and covering the reception area
- Readying void rooms for re-letting including cleaning and removal of rubbish
- Completing health and safety checks within the hostel
- Accurately updating records on the system
- Supporting the running of the hostel and support with support staff on site with general jobs and supporting service users
- Administrative duties on the reception including answering phones and answering the door, signing people in/out of the hostel and giving out keys
- Answering queries from service users and engaging with them
- One to one key working sessions with clients
- Occasionally taking clients to appointments such as GP’s

**Essential requirements:
- An Enhanced DBS from within the last year with the Adults and Children’s list checked or willingness to obtain
- Experience or an interest in working with vulnerable people
- Good IT skills including Microsoft packages