Weekend Housing Assistant

Are you looking for a new role where you can apply your previous housing experience or experience in a support role where you have provided advice & guidance? We are looking for a weekend Housing Assistant for 8 hours per week on Saturday and Sunday (4 hours per day)

Would you like the opportunity to do this whilst working for one of the leading provider in the Housing Care sector?

If so, we are currently looking to recruit a part time Housing Assistant to provide an efficient and caring enhanced housing management service at our modern and uplifting Retirement Village in Willen Milton Keynes. You will receive a competitive salary.

Salary: £13.13 per hour 

Hours: Saturday and Sunday 9am - 1pm

Benefits include:

• 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity allowance
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Attendance Reward
• Free Life Insurance
• Buy And Sell Holiday
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Free Use of Onsite Gym

Here at ExtraCare we offer our residents access to outstanding retirement villages, promoting care and lifestyle opportunities that truly do create ‘better lives for older people’. We are committed to offering fulfilling and worthwhile careers to all our staff – enabling you to deliver the quality of service we promise.

What will you do as our Weekend Housing Assistant?

• Provide help, support and advice to residents, whilst meeting the requirements of the ExtraCare Charitable Trust.
• Meet and greet visitors in a welcoming manner, and provide a helpful and friendly telephone service.
• Arrange to visit each resident or household on a regular basis to assess property condition, and ensure conditions are being adhered to.
• Establish and maintain good relations with recognised Residents Associations, providing a supporting role to their effective running.
• Advise residents on issues relating to their personal safety and well-being.
• Adhere to legal and regulatory requirements for our housing and care obligations.

Our ideal Housing Assistant will:

• Customer focused 
• Support backgraound providing advice & Guidance 
• Must be resilient and able to deal with emergencies if they arise
• IT skills and good written ability
• Be confident using your own initiative
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have a flexible approach.