Floating Retirement Living Assistant

Riverside; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working options available

Investment in your learning, personal;

A wide range of benefits

Job summary

Riverside is seeking a Floating Retirement Living Assistant to support retirement living and sheltered housing across multiple schemes in the Liverpool City Region. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours, with a salary of £26,227.50 per annum and a pattern of Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, excluding bank holidays.

You will handle tenancy records, deliver a housing management service, and work with partners to promote independent living while safeguarding residents and maintaining confidential records.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with vulnerable and older people.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal and external agencies.
• Front line tenancy housing management support including money advice and benefits referrals.
• Ensure Riverside Health and Safety policy is implemented at the scheme.
• Report repairs and assist residents with reporting repairs.
• Liaise with contractors to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Promote customer involvement and co-production for outcomes.
• Build relationships with older residents and share local services information.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Experience with older people

MS Office proficiency

Education

Formal housing qualification

Full driving licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Floating Retirement Living Assistant

Contract Type

Permanent

Salary

£26,227.50 per annum

Working Hours

Full Time - 37.5 Hours

Working Pattern

Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm 9 (excluding bank holidays)

Location

Working across multiple schemes in the Liverpool City Region

The difference you will make as a Floating Retirement Living Assistant

Acting as an initial point of contact both on the phone and in the reception area, you will always ensure a professional and supportive approach is maintained, whilst working as part of a team to provide ‘best practice’. You will assist in the day-to-day delivery of a comprehensive housing management service for Retirement Living, including working with tenancy agreements, ensuringall records and files are maintained and held securely to maintain confidentiality.

You will support residents in retirement living and sheltered housing, schemes, you will be required to work in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halton, St Helens Sefton and Wirral boroughs.

About You

• Experience of working in a customer focussed environment
• Strong communication skills
• Previous experience of working with vulnerable and/or older people
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working With Us, You’ll Enjoy

• Competitive pay & generous pension
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity And Inclusion At Riverside

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

Role Profile

• Liaise with internal and external agencies.
• Responsible for front line tenancy housing management support including money advice, benefits & health & wellbeing referrals.
• Ensure that the Riverside Health and Safety policy is fully implemented at the scheme, ensuring customers are always aware of the provision of security at the scheme.
• Report repairs and maintenance needs on behalf of the schemes and to assist customers with reporting their own repairs.
• Liaise with contractors including lifts, heating, fire equipment, gardening, etc. to ensure a high service is being delivered.
• Work collaboratively and build relationships of trust and respect with internal & external partners to promote independent living.
• Promote and encourage a high level of customer involvement, consultation and communication. To promote co production and provide the services that the customer wants and what is best for the customer with a strong focus on outcomes.
• Build a relationship with older people living in their schemes, giving customers information on availability and access to services within their local area.
• Have the ability to use appropriate IT systems and maintain professional and timely records.
• Promote safety and protection of vulnerable adults by ensuring all safeguarding issues and concerns are investigated in line with Riverside’s safeguarding policies and procedures in every aspect of service delivery.
• Working with colleagues to ensure key performance indicators (e.g. voids and arrears) are being met.
• Ensure compliance with Riversides’ Equality and Diversity policy in respect of employment and service delivery.
• Understand your role in the organisation and to be accountable for your contribution to service delivery within Retirement Living and the organization.
• Understand how your job contributes to the overall purpose of the organisation and be accountable for delivering it in the most efficient way.
• Undertake personal development and training as necessary to keep up to date with regulatory changes in safeguarding and in the fields of housing, care, and support.
• Any other relevant duties as required by the designated manager.

Additional Information

• The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore, the role holder is expected to maintain levels of confidentiality at all times.
• In order to fulfil the requirements of this role, you will be required to work flexibly during the hours of operation.
• The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.

Person specification

Essential

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a customer-focused environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with tenants, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
• Experience of working with vulnerable and older people.
• Flexible and responsive attitude.
• To demonstrate IT Skills to include basic proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word and Excel as well as a willingness to learn specific IT systems used within this role and complete relevant IT training where required.
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Good organisational and record-keeping skills.

Desirable

• Formal housing qualification.
• A full, clean driving licence

About Us

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Our Values and Behaviours

Creating an Inclusive Environment