The Service

The Angus Housing Team has an exciting development opportunity for a Housing Assistant to join our team on a part time, temporary basis covering maternity leave for up to 10 months or until the post holder returns.

Hillcrest Homes is a registered charitable Social Landlord with stock across Angus, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Aberdeen. We have a significant ongoing new build development programme, and our aim is to provide good quality affordable homes across all our areas of operation.

This post can be taken up on a Secondment basis.

The Role

As a Housing Assistant you will:

• Provide administrative support to the Housing Officers
• Be a member of the Angus Housing Team carrying out a hybrid role in Arbroath and at home
• Provide advice and assistance to customers on all aspects of housing including allocations and tenancy matters and carry out a varied admin role

You Will:

• Be qualified to Level 5 of the Scottish Qualification Framework (SCQF) or equivalent professional qualification in a subject relevant to the post
• Have excellent customer service skills
• Have previous experience of working in a busy face paced environment
• Be enthusiastic, confident, flexible and highly motivated
• Previous experience of working in the Housing Sector or similar
• Have excellent IT skills and ability to learn new systems quickly

Internal candidates – please note that all employees must complete their probationary period before being considered for an alternative role. For a seconded post you must have permission from your Line Manager to apply.

Hillcrest Homes is a registered charitable Social Landlord with stock across Angus, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Aberdeen. We have a significant ongoing new build development programme, especially in Aberdeen, and our aim is to provide good quality affordable homes.

This is a temporary post for 12 months and may be considered on a Secondment basis.

Hillcrest operates on a hybrid working approach, meaning you will split your time between working in the office and working from home.

About the Role

As a Housing Assistant, you will:

• Provide administrative support to the Housing Officers
• Be a member of the Aberdeen Housing Team carrying out a hybrid role in Aberdeen and at home
• Provide advice and assistance to customers on all aspects of housing including allocations and tenancy matters and carry out a varied admin role
• Provide administrative support to These Homes, North East Scotland (NES) one day per week

You Will:

• Be qualified to Level 5 of the Scottish Qualification Framework (SCQF) in a subject relevant to the post
• Have previous experience of working in a busy face paced environment
• Have excellent customer service skills
• Be enthusiastic, confident, flexible and highly motivated
• Have previous experience of working in the Housing Sector or similar
• Have excellent IT skills and ability to learn new systems quickly

The Service

Providing innovative communications solutions to a diverse organisation means that no two days are ever the same in the team.

The aim of the Communications and Media Team is to support Hillcrest to communicate in the best way it can which includes both internal and external customers.

The Role

As a Communications and Media Assistant you will:

· Be creative with excellent design skills;

· Have great ideas on how to communicate innovatively;

· Have an attention to detail that ensures a busy workload is manageable;

· Focus on designing and editing print and digital materials;

· Produce promotional films and photography;

· Manage the company’s website and intranet.

You Will

· Have experience creating high quality photography and video material;

· Have excellent IT skills including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Professional desktop publishing software and PDF writer software;

· Be a competent user of social media and social media management systems

· Be a self-starter with the ability to work to deadlines under pressure.

The Service

Queen Mary Avenue provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week residential support to 8 female individuals who have a variety of support needs including mental health and addiction issues. All individuals have previously been homeless or have been threatened with homelessness.

As Support Worker, you will:

• Work with individuals to build positive relationships to assist them to tackle the issues that led to their homelessness;
• Provide support for individuals focused on recovery, daily living skills and moving into their own tenancies;
• Crisis intervention will be required due to the complex nature of the client group.

You Will

• Be confident in dealing with a homeless client group and have compassion and understanding for the issues homeless people face;
• Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care or have the willingness to undertake study to achieve;
• Be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

*Please Note - this post is exempt under section 7 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, therefore only female candidates will be considered.

As part of the Finance Department, the Payroll Team works across all companies within Hillcrest. The team ensures that the business delivers an effective payroll function across the organisation and ensures that all processes and payments are compliant with relevant payroll legislation and service level agreements.

The Role

As Payroll Team Leader, you will:

• Oversee the payroll function of Hillcrest and ensure that work is completed in an accurate and timely manner, in line with relevant legal and regulatory requirements;
• Support and assist the Finance Co-ordinators with preparation of all input data for entry into the payroll system and calculation of monthly salaries in line with procedures;
• Provide Business Reporting to Senior Managers, the Board and external agencies.

You Will

• Have strong interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Have proven experience of working on large payrolls and be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant and current payroll legislation;
• Be a proven self-starter, with the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure;
• Work co-operatively and collaborate with colleagues from all teams, to successfully deliver services and outcomes;
• Be qualified (or willing to work towards a qualification) to SCQF Level 8 in a relevant subject.

Company Benefits

• Disclosure costs paid in full
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Free core training provided on site
• Savings and Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
• Organisational Recognition and Reward Scheme

The Service

The Health, Safety and Sustainability Team work across all companies within Hillcrest providing support, advice and guidance on all matters pertaining to health, safety and environmental management.

The Role

This position is a pivotal role in the business, helping to support the growth of a positive and dynamic health, safety and environmental culture. The post holder will maintain open communication with key stakeholders to support company objectives and provide solution focussed advice to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations across Hillcrest.

You Will

• Have a minimum of NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
• Have a proven track record of health, safety and environmental management working in a multi site environment
• Have previous experience of undertaking comprehensive audits and risk assessments; delivering training and report writing from a health, safety and environmental perspective
• Be skilled in gathering data for analysis of HSE related trends
• Have excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong customer and team relationships
• Have an action orientated approach, applying a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm to all aspects of work
• Participate in environmental management activities and act as a role model for best practice in this area

Company Benefits

• Disclosure costs paid in full
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Free core training provided on site
• Savings Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
• Organisational Recognition and Reward Scheme