Female Housing Assistant

• Providing accommodation and housing related support to women with complex needs living in our high and medium level shared supported accommodation
• Ensuring we provide, safe, high standard homes for our service users through overseeing repairs and required health and safety checks, liaising with landlords and contractors
• Empowering and informing women to meet the financial responsibilities of their tenancy or licence through the following of organisational rent and arrears procedures
• Assuring our rooms are available for new service users when they most need it, by ensuring quick void turnarounds in line with internal deadlines
• Working closely with our support service teams to help residents understand and comply with the obligations of their licence or tenancy

• Experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex and multiple needs desirable (for example, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions, domestic abuse and sexual violence)
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety essential
• The ability to maintain hope and optimism for the individual with high expectations for recovery
• Manage documentation and time effectively, ensuring up to date and clear record keeping in line with policies and procedures
• A current, full driving licence and access to an appropriate vehicle is essential as this role includes travel throughout Bristol

Experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex and multiple needs desirable (for example, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions, domestic abuse and sexual violence)

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health and Wellbeing programme