Housing Officer - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Tuath Housing Association; Leinster; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days leave

Pension scheme

Bike-to-work

Wellness allowance

Career development

Study aids

Employee assistance

Job summary

Tuath Housing Association invites applications for a Housing Officer based in Dundalk on a 12-month maternity cover contract. The role focuses on delivering a high-quality housing management service, including lettings, customer engagement and regulatory compliance.

You will work with the Housing Services Team Leader across local estates to improve tenancy outcomes and drive service improvement while maintaining a strong emphasis on resident satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide a visible and highly effective housing management presence in the identified locality.
• Deliver lettings with a strong customer focus and meet KPI targets and regulatory standards.
• Promote pride and belonging in communities and schemes with other teams.
• Work with Housing Services Manager to develop operational delivery priorities.
• Support lettings to ensure properties are let quickly and minimise void rental loss.

Job description

Responsible To: Housing Services Team Leader

Responsible For: N/A

Location: Dundalk

Contract: 12 Month Maternity Cover Contract

About Us: Tuath Housing has provided safe, secure and affordable housing since 2006. A lot has changed over the years, but our values remain the same. In partnership with Key Stakeholders, our main focus is on delivering more quality homes to more people and providing an outstanding Customer experience to our 27,000 residents. Working with Tuath Housing is different because we make a difference. We maintain and develop our team of dedicated, motivated, and authentic people through focused training and career development.

Job Description: Housing Officer

Responsible To: Housing Services Team Leader

Responsible For: N/A

Location: Dundalk

Contract: 12 Month Maternity Cover Contract

About Us: Tuath Housing has provided safe, secure and affordable housing since 2006. A lot has changed over the years, but our values remain the same. In partnership with Key Stakeholders, our main focus is on delivering more quality homes to more people and providing an outstanding Customer experience to our 27,000 residents. Working with Tuath Housing is different because we make a difference. We maintain and develop our team of dedicated, motivated, and authentic people through focused training and career development.

Our People and Culture:

• 24 days annual leave
• Attractive salaries commensurate with experience
• Pension scheme, bike-to-work scheme and a wellness allowance
• Career development opportunities and a study aids scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working and an excellent work-life balance package

Tuath Housing are accredited with the Bronze Award from Investors for Diversity and are committed to promoting a diverse and respectful workplace reflective of all cultures, nationalities, backgrounds, genders, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from traditionally marginalised backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where all colleagues can be their most authentic self.

Tuath is committed to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into every aspect of the business, and to implementing a business plan that emphasises social responsibility throughout our operations. We strongly believe in the importance and value of working in partnership with our many stakeholders to deliver more homes to more people, creating communities across the country. By tracking Tuath's ESG achievements, we can lead the way in making the affordable housing sector in Ireland more sustainable; and by having a positive environmental and social impact Tuath will also deliver better results to our residents, our employees, and the wider community.

If you are driven to make a difference and believe that everybody needs a home, Tuath is waiting to hear from you.

Job Summary:

As Housing Officer your main responsibility is to provide a visible and highly effective presence in your identified locality of work. You will provide a quality and effective housing management service that includes lettings with a strong customer focus ensuring delivery against KPI targets for and customer satisfaction and the meeting of regulatory standards and other key housing management related performance targets. In addition to this you will ensure correct operation application of housing management and lettings related policies and procedures. The postholder will work alongside the Housing Services Team Leader to promote a sense of pride and belonging amongst customers in our communities and in our schemes in conjunction with the other teams. As Housing Officer, you will ensure that housing management, lettings and related activities are carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. This includes working to develop strong and effective cross functional working initiatives and supporting the implementing specific operational service improvements and supporting our Customer Scrutiny Reviews, customer engagement activities and Locality Panels. The following list is typical of the level of duties which the post holder is expected to perform or be responsible for. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar type and level may be expected from time to time. The post holder will be responsible for a combination of the objectives described below and annual KPIs dependent upon the requirements of the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Functional):

• To work with the Housing Services Manager to support development of operational delivery priorities and plans for Housing Services functions, ensuring excellent customer service.
• Support the Lettings Team to ensure that empty properties are let in line with key performance indicators though our team of Housing Officers.
• Ensure that effective housing management services are provided in line with Tuath Tenancy Agreements and statutory requirements.
• To ensure that all properties that are ready to let are let to customers as quickly as possible minimising void rental loss to Tuath.
• Take personal responsibility and ownership of the customer experience from Pre-Tenancy through to Letting within your locality.
• Undertake viewings and sign ups as directed by the Lettings Coordinator and or Lettings Team Leader.
• To work in partnership to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated services across all localities and across tenures working with the CREL team to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Working together ensure that losses are minimised through ensuring that the reletting process is efficient, and void times are kept to a minimum.
• Ensure that post lettings that hand over packs are completed and the property is setup appropriately on the system for rent and property related services.
• Ensure that customers are properly advised on the use of landlord supplied appliances and health and safety in the home including ensure they’re provided with appropriate certification.
• Work with colleagues and other agencies to ensure our vulnerable customers receive the support they need to sustain their tenancies.
• Liaising with external partners to ensure that customers are kept well informed with regards to when properties will be ready for the tenancy to commence, reducing rent loss for the organisation.
• Identify applicants with specific needs or that represent risk, liaising with the Housing Services and Tenancy Sustainment Team to provide a holistic onboarding journey.
• Acting as the operational support to the Housing Services Manager for safeguarding matters, advice, and policy formation for Housing.
• Take timely action over breaches of the tenancy agreement including condition of property, untidy gardens, fly tipping, abandoned vehicles and tenancy fraud, and elevate serious breaches of tenancy to the Team Leader and also RTB Team Leader where appropriate.
• Ensure the Customer Voice is at the heart of housing management service delivery, using complaints and satisfaction survey results to drive continuous improvement and ensuring all customers are treated fairly, with respect and in recognition of their individual requirements and any protected characteristics, and that all customer complaints and enquiries are dealt with promptly and to a high standard.
• Liaise with Customers over environmental improvements.
• Ensure our customers are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Attend and support meetings and initiatives on local estates including community safety projects and other improvement or regeneration works.
• Promote a sense of pride and ownership amongst customers in our communities and in our schemes in conjunction with the other teams.
• Implement housing policies and procedures, monitor application to ensure that operational activities are legally and policy compliant meeting the needs of our customers.
• Work in partnership with internal teams to ensure that the housing services we provide are implemented on time and within budget, and that we continually strive to meet customer aspirations.
• Ensure the Customer Voice is at the heart of housing management service delivery,

KEY RESPONSIBIITIES (Organisational):

• Provide input into the Operational plans.
• Adopt a collaborative and supportive approach, maintaining up to date professional knowledge and providing advice and assistance to colleagues as required.
• Provide statistical data, information, and testimonials for annual report.
• In all aspects of the company's work, promote effective communications, excellence in customer service, and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Be pro-active in the development and maintaining of strong networks and relationships with colleagues and in other organisations and agencies, to ensure excellence in service delivery.

Health and Safety Responsibility

• To conduct all activities in a manner which is safe to yourself and others. To be aware and to act in accordance with the Association's Health and Safety Policy.
• Ensure all appropriate health and safety risk assessments are in place and making sure colleagues are aware of and adhere to any specific instructions and use personal protective equipment where required.
• Ensure that team members are aware of any risks associated with their role, adhere to any specific instructions, and use personal protective equipment where required.

This job description is not definitive or restrictive and will be subject to periodic review.