- Pay Rate:
£10.89 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is assumed to be for a minimum of 1 month
- READING, Berkshire,
RG1 5QT
Full Job Title: Temporary Accommodation Administrator – Housing Services
Reference no: SGN 5221429
Basic DBS disclosure required
The focus of this role is to provide day to day operational support within the team including aspects of housing enquiries, bookings, tenancy matters and maintenance functions.
You will be the first point of contact for visitors and provide administrative support to the Accommodation Manager and the Accommodation Team.
This is a varied position in which you'll be required to respond to general enquiries, update systems, assist with marketing the accommodation through a range of methods and assist with other ad hoc admin duties as required, whilst ensuring that the correct procedures are followed.
To be successful in this role you will need to have a positive and flexible attitude, be exceptionally organised and have outstanding attention to detail. You will also need to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
“Specific Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Minimum of 12 months recent housing administration experience in a similar role, or context
- Strong administrative skills, preferably within accommodation / lettings setting
- Strong customer service experience
- ICT Skills: Good experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
“Other Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- *** Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above – your CV must address the requirements listed
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for
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