- Pay Rate:
£19.85 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
- NORTH KENSINGTON, London,
W10 5BE
Full Job Title: Temporary Neighbourhood Services Coordinator – Housing Management
Reference no: K&C 5206450
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
To deliver outstanding services to residents living in council owned/managed properties and embed a culture of a resident first approach. In more specific terms:
- To be the single point of contact for residents with all matters related to tenancy, anti-social behaviour and issues related to communal areas of their estate; to coordinate services involved with resolving enquiries and issues that arise on behalf of residents.
- To provide a joint up service and ensure that other services are part of a coordinated approach, this will include being a representative for tenants/leaseholders when there are concerns with other teams’ service standards, such as repairs either within properties or communal.
- To establish a close working relationship with key teams and services, such as caretaking, income, repairs, social services. To provide a whole person approach to resolving matters for residents and ensuring delivery of excellent landlord services.
“Specific Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Chartered Institute of Housing qualification at level 3 and above or equivalent experience in housing management.
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Knowledge of Housing legislation and other landlord related obligations as set out in relevant legislation and best practice
- Experience of working in housing and delivering services to residents of social housing landlords
- Demonstrable experience of managing ASB matters for residents or addressing ASB on an estate when working in a role that represents a social housing landlord role.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting residents to sustain their tenancy
- Experience of working with other support services, such as social services and mental health and understanding their obligations and that of the landlord from a safeguarding context
- Demonstrable excellent customer services skills and having a coordinated working approach
- Working with in a local authority and understanding local authorities’ obligations
- Working with local Councillors and MPs
- ICT Skills: Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite)
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“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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