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Sheltered Housing Coordinator ref Northamptonshire 326373

Date posted: Saturday 7th November

Location: Northampton

Triumph Consultants Limited:

• Vacancy Title: Sheltered Housing Coordinator

• Pay Rate: £16.10 ph Limited Co (estimated, tbc and monthly paid) or £13.20 ph PAYE + holiday pay (weekly paid)

• Location: Northampton, NN3

• Department/Division: Sheltered Accommodation/Housing

• Our reference for quoting on all correspondence: Northamptonshire 326373

• Client: Northamptonshire based local authority

• Anticipated Length of Assignment: 3 months initially, though considered likely to be extended.

• Hours per week: 36, Monday – Friday, normal business hours

• Essence of role:

1.To visit Housing Care Services customers to provide:

- Positive social contact;
- A flexible response to their needs via practical, social and emotional support;
- Advice and information to the customer, their families and carers.

2.To assess the needs of Sheltered housing customers:

- To prioritise appropriately;
- To refer any concerns to a Sheltered Housing Officer and / or an appropriate support service;
- To liaise with other agencies in planning and providing support to Housing Services customers.

3.To create, maintain and update all records accurately and to record and receipt the handling of all cash or property as required by the procedures, keeping all information confidential and in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

4a. To test and operate Housing Services equipment and to report faults immediately to ensure risks to customers are minimised.

4b. To be responsible for the security of all keys issued by Housing Services, including the Community Room Master Key and to have them available for use at all times when on duty.

• Candidate requirements (all to be within your CV, please, not just the covering letter):

A) Essential to have on CV (i.e. without which your CV will be automatically rejected):

- experience as a visiting officer within a social housing context

B) Preference likely to be given to any CVs also able to show:

- any local authority or other public sector experience
- CRB check [even though this has not been stipulated by client]
- Sheltered housing experience

• Next Steps:

If you would like to be considered for the position please apply via this website, quoting the vacancy reference number.

Please do not apply for this position if you have already given another agency the right to represent you for this particular role.

We can only consider employing you through a limited company structure if we can be satisfied that you are not in breach of managed service company legislation and regulations. Our standard settlement terms with contractors are monthly.

All applications will be individually responded to by email, with the exception of applications that arrive after a role has been closed, or where your CV fails to meet the “Essential” candidate requirements called for above.

Please do not telephone us for progress reports on your application, as we are largely an internet based agency and most of our recruitment consultants and their support teams are off-site.

You are very welcome to stay in contact with us by email, however.

Please note that all of our vacancies are also posted to our own website, being www.triumph.gb.com where you may also subscribe to a real-time RSS feed for all new vacancies as they are posted.