Apprentice Safeguarding and Tenancy Sustainment chez London Borough of Lewisham

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Introduction 

Ready for a new challenge? Want to learn as you earn?

What’s the role?

You will work with the Safeguarding and Tenancy Sustainment Manager to provide a high quality, customer focussed and responsive Safeguarding and Tenancy Sustainment service to both internal and external customers.

This is an apprenticeship position, and the selected candidate will work towards a Level 3 Safeguarding Support Officer.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans 
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

A competent Housing Safeguarding apprentice will have a keen eye for detail, knowledge of office administration, understand the importance of confidentiality and be able to work independently. You will provide administrative support to the Safeguarding and Tenancy Sustainment Manager and keep detailed and accurate records of safeguarding concerns.

In return, we’ll offer excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that includes a career average pension scheme, flexible working and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.

Location

Whilst the service is primarily based in Laurence House, we operate a hybrid approach whereby you may be required to work both in the office and from home as determined by service requirements. You will be required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Special conditions

• Lewisham apprenticeships are ringfenced for Lewisham borough residents only
• to be considered for this apprenticeship you must answer the application questions 
• The job is subject to a basic DBS check

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. 

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact [email protected]

Please click here to view the Job Description 

Please click here to view the Application Questions

Salary

£25, 276 per annum (LLW)

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email [email protected] and an advisor will be in touch with you.

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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