About Us
We are a values-led, charitable organisation providing homes for over 60,000 people in Sunderland. Our mission is rooted in a clear social purpose: ensuring everyone has access to a good quality, affordable home. We invest millions annually to maintain safe, decent housing and contribute to alleviating the UK housing crisis by building new, modern rental homes in Sunderland. Join us in achieving our vision.
What We Are Looking For
* A full UK driver’s licence is essential; access to a vehicle is highly desirable.
* A detailed understanding of housing issues, policies, and procedures, including Regulatory Standards and Tenant Satisfaction Measures.
* An understanding of current social housing issues and their impact on our customers’ lives.
* Flexibility to meet travel requirements, including remote working or from any of our offices.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, mediation, and active listening skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly with customers and external partners, working effectively as part of a team.
* Proven administration skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office and in-house systems, with the ability to interpret data, plan workloads, adapt to priorities, and meet deadlines.
Desirable but Not Essential
* A housing-related qualification.
* Experience working in the housing sector.
Additional Benefits
* 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to purchase up to 5 additional days.
* Early finish on Fridays.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Free Health Cash Plan covering dental, optical, physiotherapy, wellbeing therapies, and more, including some free child cover.
* Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.
* Competitive Aviva pension scheme—employer contributions up to 10% of your salary.
* Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme.
* Enhanced family-friendly leave policies.
* Car mileage allowance for business use of personal vehicles.
* Life assurance coverage up to three times your annual salary.
Good luck with your application!
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