Homelessness Mobile Warden Temporary Accommodation - North East Locality - 16482_1790001969

Mobile Warden - Temporary Accommodation - Fixed term until 03/10/2027
North East Locality Office

Salary: £27,257 - £29,850
Hours: 36 per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Homelessness Mobile Warden position in The City of Edinburgh Council's Temporary Accommodation Service.

You will have significant experience of working in a role involving cleaning duties, manual handling tasks or supporting clients within a housing association, council or similar organisation.

You will clean and prepare Temporary Accommodation properties to a high standard, ensuring it is appropriately furnished and adequately stocked within a specified timescale. You will communicate effectively with contractors and utility companies to carry out any necessary repair work.

You will put your customers first, respect and understand their concerns and needs when delivering services to them and inspire confidence and respect in your customers for you and the service you work for. You will be sensitive and responsive to the needs of all your customers, many of whom may experience significant challenges in their lives.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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