Housing Officer

Southern Housing; Beech; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a Housing Officer to play a key role in helping residents sustain tenancies and thrive in safe, well-maintained communities. You will build relationships, provide practical housing advice, manage a varied caseload, and work with internal teams and external partners to resolve issues and improve outcomes.

Based at Horsham - Owl Beech Lodge, this full-time role is 35 hours per week with a mix of two days on-site and remaining time working remotely.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with clear, accurate and effective written and verbal communication.
• Experience working in a housing environment and dealing with nuisance or harassment in housing management.
• Ability to meet targets and deadlines, prioritise workloads, and work under pressure.
• Proactive, customer-focused approach with professional curiosity to identify complex support needs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct property viewings and prepare homes for new residents to minimise void turnaround times.
• Manage tenancy enforcement processes, including notices and court hearings where required.
• Lead neighbourhood inspections and initiatives to improve estate standards and resident wellbeing.
• Support income recovery by coordinating with the Income Team to maximise rent collection.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and facilitate statutory inspections.

Skills

Communication skills

Housing sector experience

Time management

Team player

Driving licence

Job description

We are looking for a Housing Officer to join our team.

As a Housing Officer, you'll play a key role in helping residents sustain successful tenancies and thrive in safe, well-maintained communities. Working at the heart of our neighbourhoods, you'll build strong relationships with residents, provide practical housing advice and support, manage a varied caseload, and work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to resolve issues and improve outcomes. From tenancy management and safeguarding to neighbourhood improvement and resident wellbeing, you'll take a proactive, customer-focused approach to delivering excellent housing services and creating communities where people are proud to live.

Principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct property viewings, working closely with colleagues to minimise void turnaround times and prepare homes for new residents.
• Manage tenancy enforcement processes, including preparing legal documentation, serving notices and attending court hearings where required.
• Carry out neighbourhood inspections and lead local initiatives to improve estate standards, resident satisfaction and community wellbeing.
• Support income recovery by working alongside the Income Team to maximise rent and service charge collection.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, including facilitating access for statutory inspections and completing relevant risk assessments and actions.

This is a full-time opportunity, working 35 hours per week. The successful candidate will be based at our Horsham - Owl Beech Lodge, 2 days per week, with the remaining time spent working remotely.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of working in a housing environment, including dealing with cases of nuisance and harassment in a housing management context and has a good knowledge of relevant legislation and of tenancy enforcement.
• Proven experience of following processes, using initiative, and delivering excellent customer service.
• Professional curiosity to identify residents with complex support needs.
• Meets targets and deadlines, able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure showing persistence and determination when setbacks occur.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and effectively using various communication channels.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, working in an agile environment.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as this role requires regular travel across our communities, home visits, and attendance at various locations.

In your responses to the supporting application questions, it is important that you demonstrate how you meet each of the above criteria, using real examples wherever possible.

Closing Date: Wednesday 28th October 2026 at 23:59

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.