Neighbourhood Specialist - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Onward Homes

Onward Homes

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Neighbourhood Specialist

Full Time Salary
- £31,150

Employment Type

Full time

Hours Per Week

Region

Merseyside

Location

Watson Building, 4 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SA

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration

6 months

Job Type

Neighbourhood Management

Closing Date

31/03/2023

Ref No

1821

What you can expect from us

We offer a competitive salary of £31,150 (£17.12 per hour)
Pay to increase to £32,863.25 from April 2023 (£18.06 per hour)
32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.

Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.

Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme
Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

We are looking for a Neighbourhoods Specialist (Housing Officer) - on a temporary
6-month contract to join our Neighbourhoods team.

This role is a home based within the Merseyside region, where there is no daily requirement to attend an office but with requirement to attend site/office as and when required to perform your duties.

Reporting to the Neighbourhood Delivery Manager, you will deliver face to face customer services in our neighbourhoods work collaboratively with other teams to deliver our neighbourhood plan objectives and ensure our landlord requirements are met.

Customer Service

Respond to customer enquiries requiring a facetoface visit and be the visible presence of the organisation within our neighbourhoods.
Listening to customer views, encouraging resident involvement, and making recommendations on how the organisation can respond.

Neighbourhood Management

Develop a detailed understanding of the issues and opportunities within our neighbourhoods and contribute to development of Neighbourhood Plans.
Contribute to maintaining and improving the appearance of our neighbourhoods including enforcement actions where appropriate.

Landlord Services

Carry out Landlord duties such as communal area and estate wide inspections.
Manage Service Charges including preparing budgets, identifying renewals, and consulting and informing residents.

What we require?

Knowledge and awareness of related housing regulations/ law
Experience of delivering face to face customer service
Experience of developing partnership working with support agencies, local authorities, and community groups
Good understanding of the social, economic, and political context in the neighbourhoods in which we operate.

About Onward

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West, with 35,000 properties across the region.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year.

We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.

In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.

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