- Pay Rate:
£14.14 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2 months
- Northampton,
NN5 5JW
Temporary Housing Officer - Housing & Planning
Reference no: NPH RQ637518
A DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role; however the level of disclosure has not been specified by the client.
A Housing Officer is required to act as primary officer for every tenant on the patch, undertaking daily contact with tenants and their representatives concerning any aspect of Housing management and conditions of tenancy, including property inspections, new tenant visits, minimising arrears levels.
Main duties to include:
- To ensure that by investigation, negotiation and enforcement that tenants comply with their conditions of tenancy, particularly with regard to nuisance and anti–social behaviour.
- To assist in the collection of witness statements and evidence for cases referred to the Tenancy Enforcement Officer
- To protect the revenue and expenditure stream whilst taking appropriate actions aimed at ensuring tenancy sustainment
- To ensure all computerised and manual recording systems are updated and maintained on an accurate and timely basis, and that all service requests are responded to within the prescribed timescales
- To undertake regular inspections of communal areas, garage sites and other open spaces
- To assist the Tenant Participation team in the development and support of resident associations and where necessary attend meetings of groups
- To develop and maintain effective relationships with other officers, outside agencies and tenants to ensure that a high quality tenancy management service is delivered
- To provide as required written reports in relation to issues and events related to the patch
- To provide cover for other Housing Officers and staff in their absence
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the position as designated by the line manager
Key responsibilities:
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- 3 GCSE's, Grades A-C, or equivalent including English and Mathematics
- Relevant professional level qualification
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- ICT Skills: Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
- Basic knowledge of Housing law
- Awareness of current housing issues
- Good literacy and numeracy levels
- Experience of dealing with customers in one to one situations
- Experience of responding to customer enquiries by telephone
- Ability to prioritise workload
- IT Literate/good keyboard skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to interpret /implement policy, procedure and legislation
- Full Driving Licence
- Performance Minded
- Willingness to undertake relevant training
- Takes personal responsibility for delivering an excellent service to meet the needs of internal and external customers
- Committed to working with team and partners to achieve common goals and ensure performance at highest level.
- Takes responsibility for own actions, set high standards for personal performance and shows determination to meet goals
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Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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