Housing Admin & Tenancy Support Specialist (Flexible Hours)

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils (trading as South & Vale); Abingdon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils (trading as South & Vale) are seeking an efficient administrator to support the Housing Landlord Team and the Director of Housing and Environment. The role involves fast-paced duties, coordinating meetings, handling inquiries, and drafting documents to support housing-related activities.

The successful candidate will possess strong IT skills (MS Office), excellent communication, and the ability to work independently while prioritising

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grades A-C including English and Mathematics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills, especially MS Office.
• Ability to act on own initiative.
• Ability to prioritise work, plan and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Arranging meetings as required, including minute taking.
• Managing correspondence for the Housing Landlord Team, logging enquiries, redirecting to or gathering information from other teams.
• Providing support with the various tenant email inboxes, responding to tenant or redirecting emails to other teams.
• Draft documents, such as policies, procedures and reports (including collating and interpreting data) for the Housing Landlord Team and Director of Housing and Environment.
• Provide ad hoc cover for the Property and Tenancy Officers/Assistants as requested, including raising and coding purchase orders.
• Assist with updating the Housing Landlord website pages for both councils.

Skills

GCSEs including English & Maths

Written & verbal communication

MS Office

Initiative

Time management

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils (trading as South & Vale) are seeking an efficient administrator to support the Housing Landlord Team and the Director of Housing and Environment. The role involves fast-paced duties, coordinating meetings, handling inquiries, and drafting documents to support housing-related activities.

The successful candidate will possess strong IT skills (MS Office), excellent communication, and the ability to work independently while prioritising