Are you a natural **Housing Officer** with strong people skills? Keen to make
a positive difference to peoples lives?
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and compassionate
**Housing Officer** working a minimum of **24 hours per week**(some of which
will be unsocial) to join our team based at our Housing Service in
**Bradford** on a permanent basis. This role will require working out with our
clients who are based in Bradford and the surrounding areas. The successful
candidate will receive a salary of **£24,770 per annum (pro rata) plus
excellent benefits**. **Langley Trust** gives you support and free training to
make a rewarding difference to peoples lives every day.
**REWARDS PACKAGE**
• SmartHealth - free online GP service 247.
• Generous Annual Leave - Up to 30 days (pro rata) annual leave (after 2
years service)
• Pension scheme, matched up to 8%
• Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Eyecare and Flu vaccine vouchers
• Paid DBS, renewals and update service subscription
• Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay
• Wellbeing Support - our 247 Employee Assistance Programme including free
counselling and legal advice
• Chaplaincy and pastoral support
• Funded Health Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme - can
be tailored to meet your individual needs
• Menopause support
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Long Service Awards
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
• Assist in the management of the referral process within the project to
achieve agreed occupancytarget levels.
• Lead in the assessment and management of risk including the operation of
physical and situational security measures to control the level of risk posed
to the public, staff and others in relation to the referral and letting of
properties.
• Providing information and advice about Welfare Benefits especially that of
Housing Benefit. Providing additional advice on benefits where appropriate to
ensure that the tenants income is maximised in such a way as to achieve
independent living.
• Provide relevant information to tenants and get feedback from them on
occupancy related matters, informing occupants about housing performance and
oversee the housing management complaints and suggestions policy as directed
by the Service Manager.
• Take action to address incidents of rent arrears. Due to the vulnerability
of the client group, the area of rent arrears will require a lot of
intervention in partnership with benefit advice and advocacyagencies.
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If you want to join our team as our **Housing Officer,** please apply now as
we would love to hear from you.
**Closing date: 3** **rd** **January 2025**
**About LANGLEY TRUST**
For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to
transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we
believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services -
including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice
services - our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the
risks of re-offending.
Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. Were committed to
creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and
able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse
workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings
to us as an organisation.
Curious to know our story click Who We Are
Still curious about how we do it, click What We Do
**DISABILITY CONFIDENT**
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed
interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria
listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this
scheme, please state this in your application.
Were proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest
in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3
years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally,
Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now
to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it
meaningful.
If you want to join our team, please apply now as we would love to hear from
you.
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and job offers
will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful
applicants right to work in the UK.