Are you interested in working with homeless people to help improve and transform their lives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an Engagement Assistant to come and join us.The Engagement Assistant will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering engagement activities across the Temporary Accommodation schemes within Stockport and elsewhere.As an Engagement Assistant you will:Co-ordinate, oversee and encourage engagement in activities.Inspire engagement and volunteering from a wide group of people experiencing homelessness, to support their increased independence and skills.Provide a high quality, supportive service to customers.Assist with outcome monitoring, expense tracking and social media output.Have excellent interpersonal skills, creativity and flexibility.Build relationships with customers and be a source of support and motivation for them.Be able to effectively plan and prioritise tasks.Help people achieve their potential by actively listening and providing opportunities.It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we work in. Equality, diversity and inclusion are important to us and we acknowledge that everyone is different. We’re always looking to improve diversity within our teams and across the group.Closing Date 21st November 2021.Interview Date 29th November 2021.About UsFoundations was set up as a charitable arm of The Stockport Homes Group. In 2020, Stockport Homes achieved three star ‘extraordinary’ Best Companies accreditation and were recognised as one of Britain’s best employers for the eleventh consecutive year running by the Sunday Times newspaper.We are the Number 1 Not-For-Profit Organisation to work for in the Sunday Times Top 100 list for 2020 (Number one in the Best Companies Top 25 Housing Organisations to Work for) and have also achieved Platinum Investors in People status for our approach to people management and development.We are a values driven organisation committed to achieving our mission of ‘One team, transforming lives’, but we’re also entrepreneurial, maximising the value of our money and resources.Stockport Homes is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.