Are you a compassionate and considerate individual with a passion for making a difference in Young People Lives (16-25 years old)? We are currently on the lookout for a dedicated Accommodation Enabler, for the UKs number one Young Peoples Charities for a 3-month period.

This is a full-time position with a hourly rate up to £16 via an Umbrella Company (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to your notice period.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Helping tenants to maintain their rooms and living spaces

• Assisting clients to find move on accommodation and providing advice to help sustain their tenancies

• Offering with welfare and benefits advice as well as giving support with general money management

• Creating support plans and undertaking risk assessments

• Signposting client queries to the appropriate external agency such as the Police, Probation Services, Social Services and Local Authorities

• Encouraging clients to get involved with community activities and socialise with those around them

• Assisting with tenancy management, low level anti-social behaviour complaints, rental arrears and more

• Work in partnership with housing management and maintenance to address housing management issues

Experience required:

• The ideal candidate MUST have an Enhnaced DBS from with 1 year or be it on the Update Service

• Experience within Supported Housing/Hostel envrionment

• Handling challenging unpredictable behvaiour

• Ability to improve the services and the lives of Young People in the Housing Assocation

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Welfare and benefits knowledge

• Handling of challenging behaviours, including ASB

• Respectful

• Considerate but undertsnad professional boundaries

Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity for this to go beyond 3 months and it could lead to a permanent opportunity

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week

• Shift Patterns between: 08:00-22:00PM

• 08:00AM-17:00PM

• 10:00PM-19:00PM

• 14:00PM-22:00PM

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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