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Job information Accommodation Officer from the Company Leicester City Council, this latest Accommodation Officer job vacancy is located in the city Leicester located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Accommodation field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Job reference REQ3250 Date posted 09/07/2024 Application closing date 21/07/2024 Location Dawn Centre Salary £26,421 - £28,770 Per Year. Package Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £38,986 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type City Services Attachments Job Specification.pdf

Accommodation Officer

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Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 12 Months

Do you enjoy supporting people? Are you looking for a new exciting challenge in 2024 where no two days are the same?

We're currently recruiting for Accommodation Officers who will all play a key role in providing safe emergency temporary accommodation to a vulnerable and chaotic single homeless cohort within the framework or Leicester City Council's Homelessness Strategy.

You'll form part of a 12-person team providing temporary accommodation to single homeless individuals and childless couples. This a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week at the Dawn Centre. These hours will involve shift working to provide cover 24/7, 365 days per year on a rota basis.

We have several significant projects in the pipeline making this a very exciting time and opportunity to join the Dawn Centre.

What you'll be doing

You'll be undertaking the interviewing, admission, and induction of individuals who use the service on arrival at the Dawn Centre. Another important part of the role is to oversee the maintenance, security and infrastructure of the Dawn Centre and undertake domestic duties when required. The well-being of our individuals is paramount and therefore you'll also conduct regular welfare checks.

On occasion, you'll be required to deal with challenging incidents and resolve conflict, often in sensitive situations whilst maintaining order in accordance with Dawn Centre protocols. This is a critical face-to-face frontline role which will require a high level of resilience and communication skills with colleagues, individuals, and other agencies.

In addition, you'll be responsible for maintaining up-to-date and accurate records using the Microsoft Office package and internal databases.

What you'll need

With previous experience of working in a customer facing role, with a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, you'll have the drive to deliver success in a challenging fast paced emergency accommodation hostel. You'll be able to demonstrate resilience and confidence whilst dealing with our individuals in a tactful and empathetic manner.

Due to the nature of this post it is subject to pre-employment checks which will include an enhanced DBS and references.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment' page.

If you'd like to have a chat before applying, feel free to contact Guy Tewly via email [email protected]

or call 0116 454 5213.

Keywords : Leicester jobs

Closed Date : 2024-12-06