Job Description

Our local authority client based in East London are urgently seeking an experienced Housing Officer.

16.51 an hour PAYE

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying vulnerable residents and working with partner agencies to ensure all residents can live safely and sustain their tenancies
• All areas of Tenancy Management including: successions, assignments mutual exchanges and legal issues, including preparing statements and presenting these at court, boundary disputes and damage to property
• The successful management of anti-social behaviour - proactive case management, negotiation, finding solutions, updating victims and keeping detailed records.
• The successful candidate will need to be a resilient self-starter who thinks well on their feet in a variety of different, often challenging, situations.
• We are looking for people who relish a challenge and are able to deal with confrontation.
• An attention to detail is essential.
• You will also need to be creative and demonstrably able to develop solutions to assist residents on our estates.
• The role may involve some out of hours meetings and will also involve lone working.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.