Administrator – Repairs

Job title:

Administrator – Repairs

Company

Estuary Housing Association

Job description

Our Repairs Team within the Built Environment are looking for an Administrator to help with the day to day running of the busy department.
We’re looking for an organised, customer-focused, enthusiastic person who enjoys team working but who can take ownership of tasks and their own workload.The successful candidate will play an essential role in ensuring the very best customer related and administrative support across all areas of a busy Repairs department.The Successful Applicant will have:

• Experience of general administration and office procedures
• Experience in repairs
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of working in a Housing Environment, specifically Social Housing Sector
• Experience in a similar role
• You will be able to work well under pressure and have an eye for detail
• You will be able to work positively and collaboratively with customers, colleagues, partners, contractors
• Commitment to deliver excellence in customer service at all times

Rewards & BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, Cyclescheme and season ticket loans. Further to this you can expect generous holiday and paid leave allowances, tailored induction programme and fantastic ongoing training and development opportunities.Values-Based RecruitmentEstuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect, One Estuary, Accountable and Responsible.Safeguarding & RecruitmentEstuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs.The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that at this time, we’re unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa/work permit sponsorship. We appreciate your understanding and we welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.Estuary is InclusiveAt Estuary, we’re committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.We always strive to recruit the person most suited to the job, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.Anonymous ShortlistingTo further support our aim to be an inclusive employer, we use specific software to remove all person-identifiable information from CVs, including name and dates of employment/education, also date of birth, age and gender where a candidate has included these details in their CV. Your personal details will only be made available to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.Estuary is Disability ConfidentWe’re also a certified Disability Confident Employer, which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities, and that we will:

• Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
• Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
• Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
• Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.

AccessibilityIf you are unable to use the online process to apply, please call us on 0300 3045000 to request an application pack in an alternative format.Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.PLACEHOLDER

Expected salary

£26221 per year

Location

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Job date

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:47:04 GMT

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