Avenues is a place where people smile, laugh and grow – and achieve extraordinary things.
We know that well-supported people support people well, and as a team we are continually striving to enhance the lives of the people we support every day.
We have a new opportunity for a full time Housing Team Administrator to join our Housing team based in Sidcup.
This is a 6 months fixed term contract with the possibility of extension.
We offer great opportunities to balance work and home through our hybrid working model that enables home working and flexibility of working hours too.
Reporting to the Group Housing Services Manager, you will provide an efficient, effective, and versatile secretarial and administrative support service to the Housing directorate, ensuring smooth operations and regulatory compliance.
- Undertake all aspects of diary, meeting, and activity management.
- Support the Housing directorate by preparing & collating documents for meetings and arranging, attending, and minuting meetings as required. Also, co-ordinate the achievement of action points for the Housing team.
- Manage and monitor various operational and compliance tasks such as chasing and managing repairs feedback forms, adding cost to work orders, maintaining an Approved Contractors List, and arranging site visits for H&S contractors.
- Oversee the collection, organisation, and distribution of data across various platforms (e.g. Teams, SharePoint), and creating and maintaining appropriate data folders.
- Assist in the development, collation and distribution of a range of documents including board and statistical reports, letters, contract administration, and proofreading reports.
- Update the intranet and manage the administration of training booking and organising.
- Handle administration of H&S audits, enforcement notices – managing plans, actions, and regular updates.
- Provide general administrative support to the Housing directorate including scanning, uploading and filing of documents.
- Develop and maintain databases, including records of statutory checks and leases.
Please refer to the role profile for full requirements of experience, skills and knowledge needed to be considered for this role.
Your values should match ours:
Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.
Excellence: We don't settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.
Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.
Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.
Why join us?
We are well-respected by our professional stakeholders and loved by staff, families and people we support for the quality of what we do.
We do it all through our strong, positive and supportive culture, which flows through all our teams and services. We know that well-supported people support people well.
We are committed to supporting our employees to achieve a good work-life balance and support flexible working including working from home. Our head office is located in Sidcup, and we have other offices in Hampshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Shropshire, and Kent.
We encourage our central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people we support, their families and our support staff.
We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce so we would love to hear from anyone who feels is able to take those opportunities to the next level.
As part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident Scheme", candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.
Benefits:
- Flexible Working.
- 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years' service and after 5 years' service.
- Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
- Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.
- Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
- And more.
Don't miss out on this great opportunity! We look forward to hearing from you today.