Housing Neighbourhood Officer

South Holland District Council are currently seeking to recruit Housing Neighbourhood Officer to join our supportive Housing team., We are looking for someone who has an understanding of housing management issues with proven experience of working in a general needs or sheltered housing management team. We have numerous roles available, permanent and fixed term.

The Housing Neighbourhood Officer is a valuable role working closely with internal and external partners to ensure that tenancies and estates are managed effectively, with an emphasis on providing good customer service and sustaining tenancies. This is a valuable role that provides a proactive patch based housing management service to tenants of the Council's general needs and sheltered housing, leaseholders and housing owned by others.

A main part of the role is to proactively undertake regular inspections of properties and estates to ensure tenancy conditions are being adhered to, ensuring noncompliance is addressed through taking the appropriate action.

You will also be responsible for managing rent accounts and enforcing against rent arrears so the ability to prioritise workload and deal with challenging situations will be key.

Do you want to help the local community be a better place to live and benefit from the satisfaction of making a difference? Do you have experience in managing social housing?, Disability Confident
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ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.

Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work., The Council is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment and has committed to the Age Friendly Employer and Menopause Workplace pledges as well as the Armed Forces Covenant. In signing these pledges the Council is affirming its support for colleagues.

The Council is proud to offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of age, cultural background, disability, gender, identity, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, veteran status, religious or sexual orientation.

The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date. For this role we do require the successful applicant to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process.

Local Government Pension Scheme, 23.8% employer contribution
Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts
Cycle to work scheme

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  Flu Jabs
  Free Eye Test voucher
  Flexible Working Policy
  Agile Working Policy
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  Car mileage reimbursement
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  Excellent career progression and training opportunities
  Long Service Recognition