Housing Officer

Sanctuary Group; Rochford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing support

Employee Networks

Job summary

Sanctuary Group in Rochford is seeking a Housing Officer to join our Housing team and manage social housing tenancies across Rochford and South East Essex. The role focuses on safety, quality living environments, void management, compliance and tenancy welfare.

The ideal candidate will have experience in property/tenancy management, strong customer service skills, and be proficient with Microsoft Office. A full driving licence is essential as travel is required.

Qualifications

• Literacy and numeracy equivalent to passes in GCSE English and Maths.
• Proven experience delivering tenancy services in property or tenancy management.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality housing management services meeting residents' and community needs.
• Provide tenancy and resident customer service in line with policies.
• Manage tenant repairs and escalate property maintenance issues as needed.
• Handle complaints with a focus on first contact resolution.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet compliance (fire safety, water hygiene, gas safety, data protection).
• Deliver general tenancy advice to support sustainability.
• Liaise with external agencies to resolve welfare issues.

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

MS Office proficiency

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Housing Officer

£35,947 - £37,839 per year

37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 17.00

We have an opportunity for a Housing Officer to join our Housing team, based in Rochford. As a Housing Officer you will be responsible for the management of a patch of social housing properties and tenancies in the Rochford and South East Essex area. This will involve making sure that our properties are safe and attractive places to live and ensuring that tenancies are being conducted in asatisfactory way. The role includes void management, compliance responsibilities, anti-social behavior management and the full range of housing management. If you have experience in property or tenancy management and providing high quality customer service, then this could be the role for you.

The role of Housing Officer will include:

• Delivering high quality housing management services meeting the needs and expectations of current and future residents and the wider community
• Providing an effective tenancy and resident customer service which is in line with policies and procedures
• Managing tenant expectations regarding repairs and escalating any property maintenance issues affecting tenant welfare via appropriate channels
• Dealing with complaints about service delivery focusing on first contact resolution and learn from this to help to develop an excellent customer service
• Working with colleagues in other service areas to help the organisation meet its compliance obligations (fire safety, water hygiene, gas safety and data protection)
• Delivering general advice on all aspects of tenancy to enable sustainability
• Working with a range of external agencies to resolve a range of issues affecting tenant welfare including; domestic abuse, anti-social behaviour and safeguarding

Skills and experiences:

• Literacy and numeracy equivalent to passes in GCSE English and Maths
• Proven experience of undertaking a similar role delivering high quality tenancy services within property or tenancy management
• Excellent skills in analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing solutions
• Excellent customer service and customer care skills
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Working knowledge of relevant regulations and good practice
• Travel is a requirement of the role; therefore a full valid driving licence is essential

Why work for us?

We are a not-for-profit housing association, and own and manage around 125,000 homes. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people’s lives.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £35,947 (rising to £37,839 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.