Housing Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - The Riverside Group

The Riverside Group

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Leeds, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Description

Housing Officer

Permanent Role 37.5 hours per week
**Based in Leeds

Bracken Court**
Salary £22,898

**Working Pattern

Shift Rota basis

**Want to make a real difference to the lives of people? For over 90 years, The Riverside Group has been providing affordable housing across the UK to people as well as care for the elderly and support for those who face homelessness.

The difference you'll make
You will ensure occupancy targets are met, through lettings and refurbishments of properties,meeting rent collection and arrears targets.

Provide practical support and information to clients when entering the service and throughout their involvement with the service, e.g., assisting clients in the completion of occupancy agreements and welfare benefit claims and liaison with benefit agencies.

So, who are you?

Experience of working with Vulnerable Client Groups, experience of Housing Management duties and experience of Liaison with Agencies/ Partner Organisations.

Enjoy the Rewards

Working with us, you'll enjoy competitive pay, 28 days holidays excluding 8 bank holidays, a wide range of benefits, flexible working and the chance to learn valuable new skills.

We empower our people to do great work by investing in learning, personal development and technology.

If you're the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to our customers, we think you'll love it here.

Sound like a challenge you'd like to take on? Then get in touch and let's talk about how you can help us transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that we can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work.

Role Profile
The Housing Officer is responsible for providing a customer focused housing service provision across supported and sheltered schemes.

You will be required to deliver a day-to-day housing management service across schemes and monitor service level agreements with partners.

Role requires you to:

Ensure occupancy targets are met, through lettings and refurbishments of properties.
Meet rent collection and arrears targets.
Provide practical support and information to clients when entering the service and throughout their involvement with the service, e.g., assisting clients in the completion of occupancy agreements and welfare benefit claims and liaison with benefit agencies.
Adhere and assist in the management of the schemes allocations procedure.
Monitor and meet relevant health and safety standards in properties.
Carrying out daytoday administration duties.
Assisting in the monitoring of service contracts.
Monitoring the delivery of reactive repairs across the properties within schemes in the cluster is of a high standard and cost effective.
Monitoring the schemes meet planned maintenance programmes and that onsite delivery is well managed and in line with customer requirements.
Delivering high standards of housing management and ensuring that the service is meeting best practice.
Promote and encourage a high level of client involvement, consultation and communication.
Delivering a high standard reception service across all services/ properties.
Undertaking daytoday housing management duties, including the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness within services, preparation of rooms and site inspections.
Monitoring and reducing issues of antisocial behaviour within services.
Clearly communicating tenant responsibilities and tenancy compliance.
Working with colleagues to maintain good links with the local neighbourhood.
Effectively using appropriate IT systems, including housing management systems, and maintaining professional and timely records.

Service Delivery

To understand your role in the organisation and to be accountable for your contribution to maximise profitability.
To understand how your job contributes to the overall purpose of the organisation and be accountable for delivering it in the most efficient way
To understand that your efforts will be customer led and be accountable for positive and tangible outcomes.
To understand that Care and Support are a nationally focused organisation and to be accountable for adhering to the agreed corporate policies and procedures.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary staff team and meeting the requirements of a rota system, ensuring cover is available across all services.
Actively involved in team meetings and attending regular supervisions.
Working in line with company policies and procedures and the requirements of funders and stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery.
Working as part of a team to ensure a high standard housing management service is delivered to customers and partners.
Working in partnership with other key agencies, both in the statutory and voluntary sectors.
Using appropriate IT systems and maintain professional and timely records.
Ability to interpre