Property Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Compass St Johns

Compass St Johns

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

INTERVIEWS TO BE HELD ON Wednesday 10th May 2023

Job Title
Property Officer - Compass St Johns

Reports to
Manager - Compass St John's

Salary
£23,329 per annum

Duration
Permanent

Hours of Work
37.5 Hours Per Week

Security Clearance
Enhanced DBS

Main Purpose of Post

To work as part of a wider team, organising the repair, maintenance, and renovation of a large portfolio of properties.

Will include property assessments, purchasing of goods, liaising with landlords, contractors and other agencies, and moving clients into properties. The role involves a mix of office based administrative work, and task undertaken out in the community.

Key Responsibilities

To assess repair and maintenance tasks logged by Compass St Johns staff and clients.
To organise the completion of repair works, utilising "inhouse" maintenance staff and external contractors.
To communicate to landlords repairs that are their responsibility to resolve, including organising access to properties, or providing contractors to complete the work if required.
To undertake property assessments during and after vacation, compiling a list of renovation works required in order to return the property to a safe, liveable standard.
To source and purchase goods required to return properties to liveable standards, including furniture, household items, repair materials (if required).
To move clients into properties, ensuring utility bills and relevant paperwork is all completed to a high standard.
To help move clients out of Compass accommodation, to appropriate move on accommodation, sourced via their support worker.
To be involved in removal days, whereby vacated properties are stripped of no longer serviceable items/furnishing, replacing them with new items/furnishings.
To build relationships with landlords and letting agents, maintaining the property portfolio, and develop opportunities to acquire further properties.
To work as part of a larger team to achieve the organisations goals, feeding back at regular team meetings on work undertake and areas of concern.
To be involved in the management of exclients stored belongings, writing to the clients to arrange collection, and disposing of belongings where collection has not happened.
To maintain and provide records (receipts/invoices) of any company expenses, using either company funds or personal funds. Personal funds will be refunded.
To engage with clients in a polite manner when in their properties, feeding back any concerns to the relevant support worker.
To comply with all Health and Safety and Safe Working Practices policies whilst undertaking your duties.
To adhere to relevant legislation, policy, and guidance relating to Data Protection and Confidentiality.
To contribute to the prosocial environment of Compass St Johns.
To promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all practice involving clients, staff, and the wider community.
To carry out any other tasks, duties, or projects as commensurate with the general level of this post as required by the Management Team.

General Information
St John's Approved Premises currently operates Compass St Johns - a supported housing organisation for high risk offenders.

Clients are of all genders, 18 years old and above, have committed a wide range of offences, and present with multiple complex needs.

The project secures high-quality accommodation through lettings agents and landlords with Compass St Johns becoming the tenant of these properties.

Clients are then housed within the properties and provided with an allocated support worker who assists them with a wide variety of needs.

As part of our agreement with landlords, we agree to repair any deliberate damage caused by clients.

Due to the chaotic nature of our residents this can occur often and ranges from minor things (replacing a toilet seat, bulbs) to larger scale damage (full redecorating, new flooring, new doors, windows etc).

As well as this we respond to minor issues within properties as these can cause clients a great deal of stress, and as a result require immediate attention.

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

Experience working within property management OR experience working with clients whom have complex needs.
Experience working as part of a team

Desirable

Both Essential Experience categories

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

Ability to use a computer and associated software, Word, Excel, Outlook.
Ability to use a Smartphone.
Ability to record information and communicate that information to relevant parties.
Ability to build rapport with a challenging client group

Desirable