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Housing Assistant (Fixed Term until 31 March 2027) - PKC13645 £We have an exciting opportunity for a Housing Assistant post based within our Resettlement Team in Pullar House, Kinnoull Street, Perth. This Housing Assistant role will support the Resettlement Team in Perth & Kinross Council to provide a customer focused service to families and individuals who are resettling in Perth & Kinross, many of whom are seeking sanctuary from areas of conflict. As a housing assistant in the Resettlement team you will be responsible for supporting your colleagues with a range of administrative duties including dealing with customers on the telephone and face to face. You will also work closely with colleagues in other Housing Teams including Housing Options and Private Sector Teams. The resettlement team works with refugees who are relocating to Perth & Kinross from a diverse range of countries, and you should be comfortable to engage with customers who may not speak English as their first language, using a range of translation and interpretation services. In many cases the housing assistant will provide support to colleagues who deliver these services directly. You will generally be required to work standard office hours - 5 days per week- Monday to Friday 8.45am - 5pm. It is essential that the successful candidate is flexible in terms of their working hours as there may be times where there is a requirement to work at evenings or weekends. We are looking for a people-person who is enthusiastic, innovative and creative. A can-do attitude and willingness to support colleagues in ad hoc duties Candidates should ideally have experience of working in housing and or related environment; be computer literate with proven IT skills. You will be required to use various computer systems and databases to keep accurate records daily and as such, you will need to have good digital skills as a key part of the role. It is important that you have an awareness of the challenges that refugees and other displaced people may be faced with during their journey to resettle in a new country and integrate with new cultures. A generous annual leave package 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day Eligibility to join our pension scheme Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development. For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.
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Location:
Perth
Job Type:
PartTime

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