Independent Living Partner - Bracknell
Independent Living Partner - Bracknell
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Job Description
This is an exciting time to join our busy Independent Living team because we aretransforming our services to a new operating model from 3rd April 2023.
We are currently looking for a new Independent Living Partner to join our teamin Bracknell.
A drivinglicence and access to your own vehicle is essential to this role we will not be able to consider any applicants without this in place.
You will be responsible for providing the housing management functions in a designated scheme/properties for older people. You will be the first point of contact for tenancy leasehold and scheme management for customers living in our Independent Living schemes. You will support customers to receive their agreed welfare contact and when appropriate refer customers to services within and external to Abri where these might meet an identified need.
You will also manage the social alarm system complete all compliance and health and safety checks across relevant buildings and work collaboratively to create and maintain strong resident involvement and community engagement.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills be flexible and have an understanding of the needs of older people and in promoting independence. The candidate should have a strong understanding of housing related issues and have confidence in using IT. The position is a lone working role.
Applicants must be prepared to travel and provide cover across the region when required and (by exception) across all Independent Living geography. Applicants need to live within a reasonable distance to the region and patch to be effective in the role.
Applicants must be prepared to work flexibly as required will need to work outside of normal working hours and at times when the main offices may be closed including evenings bank holidays or weekends. The normal service hours for Independent Living is 8am to 4pm. If there is a critical and/or major out of hours emergency within the service the post holder may be contacted to participate in a response.
DBScheck required.
Who we are
Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage over 55000 homes and various community assets serving more than 120000 customers across the South of England.
We believe everyone has the right toa good qualitysafewarmand sustainable home in a community where theycanbelonggrowand does that look like in real terms
Wereinvesting 689mover the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.
- Weredelivering 10000 homes by 2030 ensuring affordable housing isbuiltwhereitsneeded most
- Wereinvesting in our communities to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone
As we growwerereestablishing our strong local presence toprovideareally goodservice. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery withouroperating areas split into three each with their local governance our colleagues aremore visibleaccountableand better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs.
More information about Abri and our strategicobjectivescan be found at.
What you can expect
What you can expect
28 days holiday the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10
Money off tons of high street and online retailers
Life assurance of 5x your annual salary
Generous parental and family leave
Health and wellbeing packages
Flexible working
Free eye tests
Cycle to Work scheme
About you
Weve all got different backgrounds strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. Its these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues always curious and look for better solutions achieve together by working in partnership with others own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.
If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world youre on to a winner and wed love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Abri is committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We want our colleagues to bring their individual differences life experiences and knowledge into the workplace and we welcome their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different everyone is unique.
To our agency friends
We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our inhouse recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. Were not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if youd like to be considered at a future date please dont hesitate to register on our procurement portal.
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