Temporary Accommodation Assistant

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council Full time

**Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich IP1 2BX**:

- **£**25,878 - £31,099 **per annum (pro rata for part time)**:

- **Full Time, 37 hours per week**:

- **Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity for 2 years**

**Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.**

**What we are looking for**

We are looking for a** Temporary Accommodations Assistant **to join our Temporary Accommodations Team in Housing Solutions. The successful person will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.

**About the Role**

You will work alongside our Temporary Accommodations Team with a responsibility to support vulnerable people to prevent and relieve homelessness in our temporary accommodation and to support them to move on to more suitable accommodation.

**Responsibilities will include**:

- accommodation inventories
- communal health and safety checks, fire alarm testing and fire evacuation practice
- ensuring void targets are met
- carrying out cleaning duties as appropriate to ensure a quick turnaround of accommodation.

You will also carry out viewings of properties offered through the Gateway to Homechoice housing register and support households rehoused from temporary accommodation.

You will be required to work with clients to understand their housing and support needs, as well as managing the properties that they live in.

**About You**

Have you had experience of working with clients with complex needs as well as families?

Do you have knowledge of welfare benefits, the housing register, and the move on routes from temporary accommodation?

Do you have a clear understanding of homelessness, the temporary accommodation journey and the issues facing households who find themselves in a housing crisis?

Do you pay attention to detail, have good listening skills, empathy and are you able to identify clients' needs?

**If the answer to these questions is yes and you have a desire to make a real difference within the community, we would love to hear from you.**

We can offer a rewarding career, flexible working options and a competitive remuneration package.

A current driving licence/car is required. A DBS check will be carried out if you are successful.

**About us**

Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

**Benefits**
- Great opportunities for learning and development.
- Suffolk Coaching and Mentoring Partnership.
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support Program.
- Employee Assist Program.
- Health Care Options.

For more information, visit our Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org) and view '**The best things about working for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (youtube)**' **to find out what our employees say about working for us.

**Our ways of working**

**Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working **(Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

**For more information**

If you wish to discuss the hybrid working approach for this role, or **for an informal discussion, please contact Mikaila Hopley-Poole on (01449) 724975.**

**Closing date: 5pm, 27 March 2023.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

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