Ad Hoc Accommodation Support Worker

Morgan Hunt UK Limited; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,664 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt UK Limited is seeking an Ad Hoc Accommodation Support Worker to assist across Greater Manchester. You will support residents who may have experienced homelessness, with flexibility to cover early, late and night shifts.

Responsibilities include assessments for accommodation, advising on benefits and services, ensuring smooth operation of the housing, and maintaining records. An Enhanced DBS is preferred; evenings and weekends work is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication tailored to individual needs.
• Ability to use multiple applications and systems.
• Able to lone work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work to support those who have experienced homelessness providing long-term housing solutions and ensuring residents receive appropriate support.
• Carry out assessments of customers referred to the project for accommodation.
• Offer advice and advocacy to customers accessing benefits, support agencies, education, employment and resettlement options.
• Ensure the smooth running of the accommodation, including repairs, licensing, health and safety, and rent collection.
• Prepare flats with light cleaning and maintain a tidy environment across the accommodation.
• Keep accurate, up-to-date records on all aspects of service provision.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Working under pressure

Education

DBS check

Tools

Microsoft Office

Records systems

Job description

Ad Hoc Accommodation Support Worker

Greater Manchester

Ad Hoc - flexible - shifts include early, late and night shifts depending on the needs of clients

£15 - £16 per hour

Looking for flexible, ad hoc work? Available to pick up shifts at short notice?

Morgan Hunt is looking to speak to candidates who are open to working flexibly on an ad hoc basis, across Greater Manchester. This involves supporting vulnerable people who could have experienced homelessness, addiction, severe and enduring mental health or domestic abuse and who may be living in supported housing services. As an ad hoc worker, you will have a flexible approach to work, being able to pick up shifts at short notice with the ability to work across a range of shifts including evenings and weekends. Shifts can include earlies, lates and nights with cover sometimes being needed at short notice.

The role - Ad Hoc Accommodation Support Worker

• Work to support those who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing homelessness providing long-term housing solutions and ensuring that residents receive appropriate support.
• Carrying out assessments of customers referred to the project for accommodation.
• Offer advice and advocacy to all customers in accessing support relating to benefits, support agencies and education, employment and resettlement options.
• Ensure the smooth running of the accommodation, including property repairs, licensing agreements, health and safety requirements and rent collection.
• Preparation of flats including light cleaning duties and maintaining a clean and tidy environment across the accommodation.
• Keep accurate, up to date records on all aspects of service provision.

The candidate

• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively taking account of individual need.
• The ability to use multiple applications, systems and associated software packages.
• The ability to lone work under pressure in a fast - paced environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting people who have experienced homelessness.
• Flexible to pick up a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends.
• An Enhanced adult and child DBS registered on the update service or to willingness to undertake a DBS check.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.