Housing Officer Apprentice

Housing Officer Apprentice

Post No: TBC

Salary: Starting from £27,711 to £30,060 per annum

Grade: Grade 4

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Place of work: Adur and Worthing Council offices including Commerce Way, The Shoreham Centre and Worthing Town Hall

Closing date: 4th December 2024

Interviews: TBC

Following the wider Housing Services Redesign we are rebuilding and reshaping teams with a number of changes to the way we support our residents and enable them to thrive in their properties.

As a Housing Officer Apprentice you will work alongside existing Housing Officers who are responsible for delivering housing management in a neighbourhood area of local authority properties. They deal with the people and the property - making sure that the rent is paid, dealing with repairs, neighbour disputes, anti- social behaviour and providing support and help for tenants to help them manage their tenancy.

As a Housing Officer Apprentice, you will undertake a professional qualification in Housing and Property management at Level 3 as a minimum.

As you grow within the role your level of lone working, decision making and responsibility will develop.  

Your manager will empower you to apply our principles - resilience, adaptability and participation - to your working practices.

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application form!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.