Senior Housing Officer

We are currently working in partnership with an established Housing Association located in Bedfordshire, who are recruiting for aSenior Housing Officer (ref: 46104). This is a permanent position and the start date for this role is as soon as possible, negotiable depending on your notice period.

The salary being offered for the role is £35,000 per annum and the ideal candidate will have access to a vehicle (onsite parking is provided).

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Covering a patch of 500 properties shared across your team

• Daily management of two members of staff including (1 x Housing Officer, 1 x Housing Assistant)

• Providing support to the Housing Services Manager whilst they work on separate projects

• Completing quarterly reviews and providing relevant service updates to management

• Responsible for chasing rent arrears and trying to prevent arrears in the future by developing repayment plans

• Serving section 8 and section 21 notices if applicable and carrying out evictions if escalated

• Responsible for preparing paperwork and attending court for rent arrears cases

• Allocating properties to new and existing customers, managing the sign-up process and completing interviews and eligibility checks

• Dealing with all aspects of tenancy management inclusive of: mutual changes, successions and name exchanges

• Mediating low level cases of ASB and taking witness statements where required

• Responsible for all aspects of neighbourhood management including estate walkabout and ensuring communal areas remain clean and tidy

• Signposting customers to external services and liaising with the police and local authority where required

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Applicants must have prior experience of attending court

• A strong background working as a Housing Officer previously

• The ideal candidate will have some experience of staff management

Key Benefits:

• 33 days annual leave (inc bank hols) increasing to 38 with length of service

• Lumina Benefits portal with access to Perks at Work shopping discounts

• MyGym discount (through Simplyhealth)

• Enhanced pension contribution

• Life Assurance

• Teambuilding days and lots of other fun events throughout the year

Working hours:

• 37 hours a week

• Monday – Friday

• 9:00am – 5:00pm

• Agile working with a mixture of office, patch and home – up to two days a week working on patch

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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