Housing Assistant - Witney, United Kingdom - Cottsway

Cottsway

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Witney, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About Us
Cottsway formed in 2001 and we provide over 5,300 homes for rent and shared ownership for over 12,000 customers.

Our homes are based in West Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, and range from flats and bungalows to family homes.

We have some of the strongest financial and governance ratings in the sector and we are committed to doing more to help people in housing need, with a robust development programme.

We are proud to:

Reinvest our profits every year not only to create more homes, but also to ensure our existing customer's homes are kept in great shape, with an inhouse team of skilled tradespeople who carry out this work.
Put our customers at the heart of everything we do, with a dedicated team of housing, neighbourhood, financial and welfare officers to provide support where needed.
Be active in and bring social value to our local communities.

Working for us

Cottsway is a great place to work with a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team dedicated to providing quality homes in thriving communities.

We support and develop our people because we know that it is through them that we deliver the high standards of service that our customers say we provide.

Based in the market town of Witney, we:

Offer competitive salaries and a range of benefits.
Support agile working.
Guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. We are signed up to the Disability Confident Committed scheme.
Value people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience whether you are an experienced housing professional or simply have an interest in working in our sector.

About the role
We are recruiting for a Housing Assistant to support our busy Neighbourhood Team.

To be successful you will have strong administrative skills, attention to detail and an enquiring mind.

The ability to handle a busy and high-pressured environment is essential, along with being disciplined to manage a varied workload.

Benefits include pension, 25 days holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years, private medical insurance after six months service, discounted gym and swimming membership, cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle leasing scheme.

Cottsway promote and fully support agile working, it has become an important part of how we operate.

We give our employees the technology and flexibility to be able to work from locations outside of the office and to agree working patterns that fit around personal commitments, creating opportunities for better work/life balance.

For an informal chat about the position please call Debbie Edgar, Housing Coordinator, on