Housing Officer Coventry
Job description
Available Job Today The Extracare Charitable Trust are recruiting for a Housing Officer on a permanent contract to join our housing team. You can be based at a Retirement Village either at Solihull, Coventry, High Wycombe, or Bedford, with some flexibility for home working. You will be expected to work across a defined patch of locations including all areas listed.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, resident focused person to join our small team as Housing Officer and support ExtraCare’s mission of delivering “better lives for older people”.
Benefits include
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- Buy And Sell Holiday
- Free Life Insurance
- Cycle2work Scheme
- Attendance Reward
- Free use of onsite location gyms
- Ongoing Training and Development
Are you an experienced Housing Officer, or someone with transferrable skills, who is compassionate, patient, and personable? Are you committed to providing an efficient and effective housing management service to residents? This role would suit someone looking to step-up from a current housing / support related role. If so, we would like to hear from you.
Role Details
- Role: Housing Officer
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Salary: £32,160 per annum, plus £3,500 car allowance
As our Housing Officer, you will be expected to carry out the following key tasks:-
- Assess all new residents that move into the village
- Reporting to the Housing & Resident Engagement Manager, you will be primarily responsible for lettings, anti-social behaviour, tenancy & lease issues within our Retirement Villages.
- You will also have an important role to play in assisting to reduce rent arrears.
- You will support the local housing teams in locations to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
- You will also help support resident engagement in our services.
Our ideal Housing Officer will be: -
- Above all, you will be a committed to delivering a quality housing service, working in partnership with resident groups and other teams within ExtraCare to deliver positive outcomes.
- You will be flexible in your approach and have a ‘can-do’ attitude.
- You will be able to prioritise your workload effectively and the ability to think creatively to resolve issues.
- You will be able to prioritise your workload effectively and the ability to think creatively to resolve issues.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.
Do not miss out! Click ‘apply’ now to make a difference to the lives of older people as our Housing Officer.
This post will be subject to two satisfactory references, medical clearance and Home Office right to work clearance.
- Closing Date: 31st March 2023
ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all including making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process
ExtraCare reserve the right to close this job advertisement early.
