The vacancy
Would you like your work to positively impact the community?
If you have a passion to make a real difference within the community’s people live within, then joining a team of successful Housing Officers could be your opportunity to add value and help improve lives.
Community based, 36.25hrs per week this Fixed Term Contract until December 1st will see you working across South Lincoln, Sleaford and the surrounding areas. Your work will make a direct positive impact, helping to improve community spirit, support residents within them and deliver a heartfelt service at each interaction.
At Longhurst Group we’re on a mission to deliver an excellent housing service by listening to our customers, caring about the communities they live in and supporting people to live the life they choose to live by providing a localised and dedicated service with an added personal touch.
The role of a Housing Officer is varied, you’ll:
1. Be part of a team of working collectively to deliver an effective and efficient tenancy and estate management service.
2. Support and help customers by putting them at the heart of everything you do, helping to work through anti-social behaviour concerns.
3. Have a visible presence within the community completing estate walkarounds with our partners.
4. Work collaboratively with other teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure that vulnerable people are safeguarded and that our communities are safe and pleasant places that people want to live in
To be successful as a Housing Officer you’ll need to have a strong customer focus, be organised, driven and have a good working knowledge of the social housing sector. Experience of tenancy/estate management or lettings would be an advantage, you may also come from a legal background and have knowledge of applying legislation to tackle anti-social behaviour.
This role will primarily be community-based covering the South Lincoln, Sleaford, and surrounding area however there will be some homeworking included to support admin duties for this role. There will also be a requirement to occasionally attend our offices for training or meeting purposes to support your colleagues or customers. Full training will be provided upon starting.
If you believe you can make positive community contributions and would enjoy work as a Housing Officer, please apply now.
Our offer
When you join you will enjoy:
5. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata to contract)
6. Car Allowance = £2, per annum (pro rata, non-contractual, annually reviewed)
7. Pension Scheme
8. Life Cover (as part of pension scheme membership)
9. Health Care Cash Plan
10. Free Eye Tests
11. Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
12. Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
13. Free membership of our Health Cash Plan
14. Employee Assistance programme
15. Wellbeing Support
16. Free flu jabs
17. Long Service Awards
18. Carers Networking Group a platform to support Unpaid Carers
This role currently attracts a non-contractual car allowance according to our Driving at Work Policy. This is currently set at £2, per annum (pro rata), however eligibility for the allowance and the rate of the allowance is reviewed annually and any changes will be notified to you.