Purpose of the post:
Work within the South East Services team to support people in exiting homelessness and sustaining their housing, by carrying out required repair and maintenance work and other tenancy management tasks as required.

Some of the key duties of the role include:
Work closely with the Housing Officer and other members of the team to support tenants in various aspects of moving into and managing their tenancies.
Accompany Housing Officer and Project Workers as required on home visits in the context of risk assessment and the lone working policy.
Perform regular inspections of properties to ensure that common areas, exteriors of buildings, and interiors / individual apartments are well maintained.
Maintain South East Simon owned or leased units in good order by establishing a maintenance schedule and ensuring it is completed.
Ensure that vacant properties are presentable, clean, freshly painted if needed, and that all furniture and appliances are present and in working order as swiftly as possible prior to a move taking place.
Carry out necessary duties to ready apartments for allocations, including cleaning, organising or carrying out repairs and maintenance, removal and storage of previous tenants’ belongings
Take a non-judgmental, positive approach to build relationships with service users which are based on respect and empowerment.
Develop familiarity with and work consistently with the guiding principles of the organisation and the service, including harm reduction, Housing First principles, housing as a right, and positive community relations.
Staff must make themselves aware of health & safety policies affecting the workplace and to conform to regulations regarding safe practices and the use of safety equipment.
Comply with no smoking rules, use of protective clothing, glasses, gloves or footwear etc. where deemed necessary by Cork and South East Simon Community.
The ideal candidate for this post will have:
Previous maintenance experience
Third leave degree in a relevant filed
Leaving Certificate or equivalent

Own transport / van
Competence in high quality household maintenance and repair
Familiarity and experience with necessary tools and equipment
Domestic household management (budgeting, bill payment, cleaning, organising repairs)
Health & Safety, Fire Safety
Household maintenance (indoor and outdoor); home repair
Problem solving/decision making
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Planning and organising

The Application Form and Application Pack for the role is attached below. Also, it is available on our website https://www.corksimon.ie/jobs/ or can be requested by e-mail recruit@corksimon.ie or by telephone 021 4929408.
The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is Thursday, 25th June 2020 at 12 noon.