Housing Management Assistant, Dingwall - HGH18602

Highland Council; Cromarty; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Post Title: Housing Management Assistant
Location: Dingwall
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £27,554 - £30,175 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Fiona Shand Tel: [phone]

Job Purpose: Housing Management Assistants play an integral role in delivering the Highland Council's housing service and support Housing Management Officers and Housing Options Officer in all tenancy related matters. This is an exciting opportunity to join a committed housing service that strives for consistent improvement and development with a focus on excellent customer care.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

This role will see the successful applicant support Housing Officers in dealing with anti-social behaviour within Highland Council estates in the Mid or East Ross area. This includes, but is not limited to, visiting those affected by and committing anti-social behaviour, identifying and reporting fly-tipping, encouraging good garden upkeep from tenants, and identifying other estate problems.

The successful applicant must have a driving licence and will be expected to travel around the Mid or East Ross area to investigate and deal with issues. The role will also involve walking around estates, and so an appropriate level of physical fitness is required.

The successful applicant will be expected to record incidents within the IT Housing System to a satisfactory level.