Job Purpose:
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Job purpose/about the role
To ensure Accommodation Units are maintained to required standard available to meet customers’ needs and lead the team to assist in supporting customers.
To support the delivery of additional accommodation through B&B and Hotels when it is required
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
1. Educated to standard grade level or equivalent
2. The post holder must be prepared to:
3. Lone work
4. Work across the whole city
5. Accompany customers
6. Work out with “office hours” as required · Maintain a record of personal development
7. PVG Membership for Regulated Work or must obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
8. Ability to form, develop, sustain and maintain relationships with customers
9. Ability to work alone and use initiative
10. Ability to write reports and letters
11. Ability to liaise and work with a variety of agencies and colleagues
12. High level of organisation and time management skills
13. Competent keyboard and IT skills
14. Ability to respect the aims and values of our work including a commitment to work with those with the most challenging needs to ensure that they have every opportunity to avoid further exclusion
15. Ability to form, develop, sustain and maintain relationships with customers through which outcomes can be achieved
16. Ability to demonstrate concern for others and encourage others to express themselves
17. Ability to advocate on behalf of customers
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
18. have a disability as defined by the Equality Act (all jobs)
19. looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
20. are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
21. have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
22. are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.