Housing Assistant

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in West Yorkshire is seeking a Housing Assistant to provide back office administrative support to the Estate Caretaking team. The role involves managing ordering processes, monitoring budgets, and collaborating with other departments. Candidates should have a full UK driving licence and experience in administrative roles. The position offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary with benefits including generous annual leave and pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee Assistance programme

Discounted GYM Membership

Qualifications

• Experience in back office admin support.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle available for work.
• Strong attention to detail and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide back office admin support to the Estate Caretaking team.
• Manage ordering, invoices, and budget monitoring.
• Distribute work tickets and maintain records.

Skills

Administrative support

Budget management

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.

Homes and Neighbourhoods are seeking a customer focused and self-motivated individual to join the team. The successful applicant will provide back office admin support to the Estate Caretaking team and supporting with the implementation of service charges. The Estate Caretaking Service provides an effective and high-quality estate environmental service, supporting Homes & Neighbourhoods staff to deliver a customer focused holistic Housing Management Service.

The main requirement of a Housing Assistant is to:

• Deal with the ordering, invoices, monitoring and other processes around budgets within the Estate Caretaking team
• Distribute work tickets and update systems accordingly
• Provide administrative support to the team, including setting up and maintaining records and systems both manual and electronic, typing of letters and filing.
• Work closely with colleagues from other council departments to accurately produce service charge data, using Microsoft word and Excel

The successful candidate will be a hybrid worker, with a mix of working from home and office locations across Kirklees. They will be expected to work during normal office hours (9am-5pm) Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will benefit from having a Full UK, clean driving licence with a vehicle available for work.

In addition to joining a great team, you will receive the following:

• A competitive salary £26,403 - £28,142
• Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme, including Life Assurance.
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27.5 days annual leave, increasing to 32.5 days with continuous service, plus bank holidays.
• Access to a range of well-being support initiatives including but not limited to an Employee Assistance programme, Healthy Eating Active Lifestyle assessments, Cycle to Work programme and discounted KAL Discounted GYM Membership.

Homes & Neighbourhoods is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As an organization we are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Helen Massonis the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.