Facilities Worker

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh Women's Aid Full time

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**EDINBURGH WOMEN'S AID - Job Description**

**Job Title**:Facilities Worker

**Hours**:21 hours per week

**Salary**:£11,902.80 (£ 19,838.00 pro rata) / Scottish Living Wage - £10.90 per hour

**Responsible To**:Duty/Crisis Senior Worker

**Holiday Entitlement**:26 Days Annual Leave Plus 10 Public Holidays Pro Rata

**Job Purpose**

To provide safe, secure Refuge accommodation for women and any accompanying children who are at risk of domestic abuse.

**Main duties**
- To ensure the shared refuge accommodation is available, prepared, and ready for occupation.
- Organise transport from the Drop-In to refuge.
- Meet with the family at the refuge to welcome them in and provide information on the local community.
- Familiarise women and any accompanying children with the refuge environment, regulations, expectations and safety procedures.
- Provide an induction to new residents on the heating system, security of the premises and electrical equipment etc.
- To ensure current residents are aware of new placements and to introduce them to each other.
- To ensure the refuge building and gardens are maintained to a high standard and remain in good repair and decoration.
- To provide support and assistance to the Edinburgh Women’s Aid’s Duty/Crisis Assessment team to enable the best possible service to be provided to service users accessing accommodation.
- Carry out weekly checks of Refuges for Health & Safety purposes and ensure that they are properly maintained by service users.
- Report repairs to landlords, pass any difficulties to the Duty/Crisis Assessment team.
- Ensure all EWA properties are secure and have responsibility for allocating security keys.
- To organise repairs and maintenance tasks including painting and decorating.
- Ensure that immediately prior to a family vacating the accommodation the inventory is checked.
- Assist the family and their belongings to move out of refuge where appropriate.
- Assist with the maintenance of storerooms and goods therein. Ensure all necessary paperwork for the receipt/and/or issue of resources is completed.
- To provide general admin support to the Duty/Crisis Assessment team including photocopying, maintaining a ready supply of forms such as housing benefit, etc.
- Ensure all resources are replenished and accessible.
- Assist in the update of Welcome Packs for Refuge properties.
- Attend and participate at team meetings and training.
- Participate in regular support and supervision.
- In co-operation with the Senior, develop a personal skills and training development plan.
- There may be a requirement to work outwith normal working hours on occasions.

**Essential requirements**
- An understanding of domestic abuse and the effects of abuse on women and children.
- To understand and work from the ethos of the feminist analysis of abuse.
- Ability to listen to women in a non-judgemental way.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage your caseload in a busy environment.
- Keep appropriate records.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- A full driving licence.

**Desirable requirements**
- Experience of working with domestic abuse issues.
- Experience of working in the voluntary sector

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £11,902.80 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 08/02/2023



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