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Aim of the role: Role: To carry out maintenance, general repairs and renewal work to the fabric and building of Evolve Housing + Support sites.

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme,
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

About The Role:

Working as a Skilled Maintenance Operative at Evolve you will provide planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance services across Evolve sites. We have over 600 units of accommodation spread across South London, West London, SW London and Bromley and Croydon.

You will possess excellent customer service skills and be able to offer a high standard of customer service. Our customers are our business and you should be prepared to go the extra mile to deliver the highest quality standards in all areas of your work. A company vehicle comes with the role. The successful candidate should possess a clean full UK Drivers Licence and be willing to travel across London and surrounding areas.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

Support Assistant

Interview Date: 27 July 2021 – Via Zoom Call

Aim of the role: To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Location: West Croydon- Young people service

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week. Working on shift which is 5 days a week over a 7 day rota, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

About the Role

The aim of the role is to support and empower our customers to increase their life skills, self-management and confidence to successfully sustain independent living.

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and so will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach.

You will work alongside Support Worker colleagues to assess customer needs and risks and ensure our customers can thrive and achieve their potential.

About You

As well as having an interest in supporting vulnerable people to achieve independent living, you must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.