Homes and Communities Officer - London, United Kingdom - Sage Homes

Sage Homes

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Homes & Communities Officer (Tenancy Management) - The South West

Home-based with regular travel

£36,000 - £39,000 depending on experience

Monday to Friday - 9.00am to 5.30pm

As a Homes & Communities Officer you will be the face of Sage Homes and work within a hub of field-based teams to have a key impact on people's day-to-day lives, delivering a direct service unique to Sage.

This involves delivering a customer-focused tenancy management service that meets the needs of all customers.

What you will be doing:

Act as an advocate for Sage customers on housing management issues and liaise with relevant departments to ensure housing enquiries are resolved.
Deliver an effective customer focused service to customers, ensuring support and advice is provided to help customers sustain their tenancies.
Report household repairs and any communal block repairs or health and safety concerns
Deliver a tenancy management service tailored to the needs of our customers, including sign ups of new tenancies, and enabling amendments to existing tenancy agreements.
Identify breaches of tenancy agreements, such as ASB, illegal occupancy or subletting.
Maximise rental income through management of rent accounts and advising customers about rent arrears.
Contribute to service improvement and resident involvement to achieve resident satisfaction with services.
Develop and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure our customers are the heart of what we do and the service we provide is excellent.
Conduct home visits and tenancy reviews and visits within a customer's first year of being a Sage tenant and beyond
Refer concerns of safeguarding to the relevant agencies
Work alongside statutory agencies to encourage tenancy sustainment

Your Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits in return for your dedication and passion

They include:

Competitive salary and bonus
25 days holiday (not including bank holidays) with an extra day for every year's service (up to 30 days)
A health cash plan to help you pay for the cost of routine healthcare such as going to the dentist, opticians or the physio
A workplace pension scheme, matching personal contributions up to 5%. You'll also receive life assurance for four times your annual salary
Free, confidential onetoone counselling (online) with qualified therapists, counsellors, life and career coaches via the MyndUp platform
Cycle to Work scheme: letting you save 2640% on a bicycle and accessories. You pay nothing up front and the payments are taken (before tax) from your salary monthly
A great social life with regular events and parties
Free fruit and vegetables delivered to your home

About you

Experience of working as a Housing/Neighbourhood Officer for a Housing Association, Affordable Housing Provider or Registered Provider
Experienced of providing an excellent housing management service
A good understanding of housing law and legislation.
Customer centric and 'can do' attitude
Excellent communication skills and organised.
Good people skills and empathetic as you will be supporting customers who are often facing difficult situations
Hold a full valid UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle

Get the career you want
At Sage Homes, we want you to have the best career you can.

You'll be supported and guided at every stage as well as having access to exciting learning and development opportunities as you grow.

We truly care about the outcomes we deliver; creating safe and environmentally friendly places for people to flourish. Sage Homes is a fast-paced and supportive environment where ambitious and proactive individuals thrive.

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Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
£36,000.00-£39,000.00 per year

Benefits: