Housing Management Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join our evolving Housing Solutions Team. The successful candidate will be required to manage a growing portfolio of the Council’s housing stock which is currently used for our Temporary Accommodation and Rough Sleeping Initiative support schemes, with the focus on delivering a high-quality housing management service.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Working with residents and their support services
• Managing cases of anti-social behavior and being responsible for all areas of tenancy management including rental collection, organising repairs and statutory compliance
• Developing effective tenant participation and involvement
• Ensuring that the conditions of tenancy are adhered to and to take appropriate enforcement action where there are breaches
• Supporting the Private Sector Procurement Officer with applications for Rent In Advance (RIA) and Deposits

Key Skills

• A knowledge of tenancy management and enforcing conditions of a tenancy is essential
• You must be able to interact well with both internal and external partners to deliver the best services to our residents
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office products
• Be resilient and flexible; and have excellent organisational skills

What Rother District Council can offer you:

We take pride in offering an excellent employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefitsto help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact Kathryn Harlow, Housing Solutions Manager, via email on kathryn.harlow@rother.gov.uk

The job description and application form are available to download from our website www.rother.gov.uk/jobs

Please return applications and send queries to: recruitment@rother.gov.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on Tuesday 26^th November

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3^rd December

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and community sectors