Overview
Housing Officer – Ebley Mill – Stroud
Reference: REQ0199
Description: Rewarding Opportunity available to join us as a Housing Officer
We are seeking experienced Housing Officers and in return we will give you flexibility in your working week, 2 paid wellbeing days and a generous annual leave allowance, significant pension contribution along with an extremely supportive environment to work in.
The Housing Officer role will challenge you daily but will also provide you with the satisfaction you are making a difference in the local community for the largest social housing provider in the district. Our Housing Services at Stroud District Council is creative, collaborative and unapologetically ambitious.
About us
We provide a wide range of services within our communities and enabling our residents to thrive is at the heart of all that we do. We work collaboratively with tenants, external partners and our internal colleagues across the council. We ensure tenants are valued and listened to and occupy good quality homes in safe and attractive communities.
About the role
No two days are the same!
Asa member ofthe Housing Team, you will play a significant role within the local community and be the central figure on our estates, transforming services and finding innovative ways to solve challenging issues.
You’ll be the first point of call in your area for assisting tenants to sustain their tenancies, including managing rent accounts, and supporting tenant engagement events and activities.
About you
As an experienced Housing professional, you’ll have a sound knowledge and experience of:
Tenancy management and enforcement in social housing
Housing Legislation and the Regulatory framework
The energy and passion to provide an exceptional customer focused service. You will be highly motivated, solution focused and enthusiastic. You’ll be able to use your own initiative to solve problems
Hold, or be working towards, a CIH qualification or extensive Housing/Income management experience.
If this role speaks to you and you can see yourself being a part of our resilient team we would love to hear from you.
**Interview date Tuesday 21 October **
If you would like more information about the role, please contact the recruiting manager, Michelle Elliott, by calling 01453 766 321 or email michelle.elliott@stroud.gov.uk.
Come along to our Housing Recruitment evenings on Wednesday 1st October and Wednesday 8th October from 4pm until 7pm at the Council Offices, Ebley Mill, Stroud. You can speak with current Team members and Managers about working in this highly valuable role.
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasmwe provide a fantastic, sector-leading range of staff benefits. Please click here for more information:
https://www.stroud.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-of-working-for-us
It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies
Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website:
Stroud District – The Natural Place
Region:
Location: Ebley Mill – Stroud
Salary: *GBP*33,699 per annum
Package: -Excellent pension scheme – Flexi Working Scheme – Employee Wellbeing Offer – For more information please see the benefits section on our website
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Permanent
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
