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Housing & Support Assistant (Part-Time)

Achieving for Children • Part-time • Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom • £11.00k - £12.33k / year • 17h ago

We are recruiting for a brand new housing team to support our care leavers moving into our in-house supported accommodation provision.

The central Maidenhead location, which has been recently been refurbished to a high specification, will accommodation 20 care leavers requiring step down provision before they move on into their more permanent housing.

We will be operational from October 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an expanding service that is already well established in Kingston.

We have a number of vacancies available for housing professionals who would like to join Achieving for Children and be part of this new team in Maidenhead providing a supportive environment that empowers our care leavers to reach their potential and prepare them for more independent living.

This role will be Monday to Friday 11am till 2pm.

15 hours per week

Estimated Interview date/s: 20/07/2024 & 24/07/2026

About the role

You will be based within the Housing and Outreach support team (HOST) and you will be based at our new supported housing project in Maidenhead. We are looking for individuals who have excellent administration and communication skills who can relate well to young people. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly with a can do attitude who can undertake a varied role.

You will be responsible for the safety and security of the building and in the absence of the transition to independence facilitator you will offer support to the young people. Other parts of the role will include reporting and tracking repairs, ordering items for the home including cleaning products, overseeing voids including cleaning and decorating, inducting new residents to the property, cleaning and day to day maintenance, rents and benefits support, guest management and behaviour management.

Key responsibilities include:

Experience of running a large building including maintenance, cleaning and working with external contractors.
Being practical and completing small maintenance and decorative jobs around the house.
Experience with young people and is able to support them in the absence of the transition to independence officer.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Laura Clarke, Green Leas Manager on laura.clarke@achievingforchildren.org.uk

About you

Good level education up to GCSE level and a professional housing qualification would be desirable.
Excellent time management skills and someone who has some basic ICT knowledge on google.
You will be involved in setting up and opening the new home in Maidenhead so we are also looking for someone who is able to think creatively, problem solve and share new ideas and ways of working with the team.
As a welcoming and approachable team player, you will support your colleagues by covering the reception area during lunchtime to ensure smooth, continuous service.
Understanding of health and safety and building management.
A willingness to clean and manage the COSHH items in the building.
Commitment to share and develop resources and skills among the team and the organisation to develop and support the opening and development of the new accommodation.
Experience of direct work with young people and managing behaviour and safeguarding situations.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
A range of staff benefits and discounts
An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

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