Homeless Prevention Assistant

Spencer Clarke Group are seeking a Homeless Prevention Assistant for a local authority client in Essex.

In this role, you will provide vital financial and administrative support to the Housing Solutions Service, helping to prevent homelessness by ensuring timely payments, accurate record-keeping, and effective coordination with accommodation providers and partner services.

Key Duties:

• Process payments and resolve queries with accommodation providers, ensuring invoices are accurate and paid promptly.
• Maintain compliance and documentation by tracking safety certificates, updating records, and supporting audits.
• Support reporting and performance monitoring through data entry, system updates, and preparing statistics.
• Provide general administrative support across the Housing Solutions Service, including handling correspondence and coordinating supplies.

Qualifications and Experience:

The successful candidate will have the following skills / experience:

• Experience processing invoices and managing financial tasks in a busy office environment.
• Background in administrative support, including data entry, report preparation, and record-keeping.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, manage workloads, and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners or service providers.

What's on offer:

Salary: £17ph

*may negotiate higher for exceptional candidates, based on experience*

Contract type: 3-6 months minimum, with a high likelihood of extension

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

How to apply:

• Once your CV is received, if you are successful, you will be contacted.
• Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
• For any further questions, please contact Taylor Kirkham on 01772 954200.

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