Housing Management Worker
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Hours - 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday. Salary - £23,962
Location- Merseyside
Do you have what it takes to seize opportunities and deliver results? Can you think differently, pursue creative ideas, and provide reliable support to both internal and external customers? We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and reducing crime. We help support, house, educate, advise, and speak out for disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
Who we are looking for?
Providing housing management and intensive housing management to customers at risk of homelessness living in self contained accommodation.
Working as part of a team, managing a portfolio of properties and tenancies across a designated area, providing an intensive Housing Management Service to a core group of people.
Someone with a Housing qualification and understanding of the welfare benefits system. Qualified to a minimum GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and Maths.
You need to be approachable and have the ability to build rapport and trusted relationships with customers and outside agencies.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to :
* Directly supporting tenants to manage their tenancy, assisting them with housing benefit claims and signposting them to relevant support services and liaising with support services where required.
* Experience of working in a support role using coaching techniques to help customers identify actions and solutions themselves and promoting and maximising independence is essential.
* Working with the Nacro Housing Management Team to ensure the correct tenancies are issued, sign up new tenancies and ensure the service user understands and accepts tenancy obligations.
* Work in partnership with the Housing Management team to ensure we are working within our voids and arrears targets, complying with Tenure Law, and abiding by our Housing policies and procedures.
* Ensure that all the required health & safety checks are undertaken in person or by direct reports, taking any necessary remedial action.
Previous experience of working in Housing Management is desirable
Ability to drive and access to a car is required
Enhanced DBS check
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