Our client, based in Brixton, is currently recruiting for a Housing Officer on a permanent basis.
The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The salary rate on offer is up to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience.
The ideal candidate will have excellent experience working as a Housing Officer, and be willing to have an enhanced DBS taken out on appointment.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
1. Managing a patch of 350 properties
2. Dealing with low to medium level ASB
3. Ensuring that management of void properties is carried in line with allocation policy and voids procedures, to minimise void rent loss and other costs
4. Managing the allocations process including nominations, mutual exchanges and transfers ensuring the voids and lettings systems are maintained on the Housing Management System
5. Providing tenancy management services to ensure all tenants adhere to agreements
6. Carrying out new tenant visits, mutual exchanges and termination of tenancies
Experience required:
7. Experience required in Social Housing
8. Experience working with customers within housing
9. Experience of medium to low level ASB
10. Experience of dealing with all aspects of tenancy management
11. Excellent customer service skills; experience dealing with difficult tenants
Skills, knowledge and expertise required:
12. Risk assessment and management
13. Financial management and budgeting
14. Compliance and due diligence
Rewards and Benefits :
15. On site parking
16. Employee Assistance Programme – Perkbox
17. Loan scheme
18. Generous Annual Leave allowance
19. Pension contribution matched up to 8%
20. Buy or sell annual leave
21. Staff Bonus
22. Life Assurance
Working hours :
23. 35 hours per week
24. Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.
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