Facilities Administration Coordinator

  • Southsea
  • The Salvation Army

Hours : 35 per week which may include some evening and weekend working.

Interview Date : TBA

Portsmouth Homeless Family Service is based across three residential Lifehouse's, accommodating a total of 45 homeless, vulnerable families (which included couples, single parents and pregnant mothers) with support needs. We also support 32 families living in Local Authority Sublet tenancies and a further 14 families living in other housing. We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and dynamic individual to join us as Facilities Administration Coordinator.

The role of Facilities and Administration Co-ordinator is to provide effective management of the Housing Management and administration functions within our Residential Lifehouse Services, supporting people experiencing homelessness.

Key Responsibilities :You will be part of the management team producing a high quality and cost effective service, deputising for the Service Manager when required. You will monitor service delivery in line with contractual and organisation requirements. You will be part of the duty system providing on call support to the service.

Strong previous experience of working successfully in a varied and broad administrative and/or facilities management role (A,I)

Previous experience of managing finance processes and systems, and budget management (A,I,T)Knowledge of health and safety requirements relevant to building maintenance, COSHH and environmental health (A,I)Knowledge of occupancy agreements and linked legislation (I)Proven experience of working with databases, analysing data, identifying trends and reporting on findings to support decision making processes (A,I)Demonstrable excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the proven ability to convey information effectively to a range of stakeholders in a clear, effective and professional manner including chairing meetings (A,I)Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, effective time management, the ability to prioritise work, and be able to respond to tight deadlines, working both on an individual basis and as part of a team (A,I)Demonstrable good experience of successfully managing employees to deliver objectives, developing and training staff and actioning performance management processes where required (A,I)Relevant Qualification at level 3 or above (A)

  • Proven strong experience of using IT software such as Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Powerpoint), Outlook, Teams and databases to enhance and improve the delivery of your duties (A,I)

We expect you to exhibit behaviours that model our values of integrity; accountability;**

compassion; passion; respect and boldness

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**Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.