Housing Assistant
- Recruiter
- Epic Housing Ltd
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Salary
- £16,313 p.a.
- Posted
- 22 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 06 Apr 2017
- Sectors
- Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Based in Bentilee Stoke-on-Trent, we are a community based provider of social housing with a difference. These opportunities have now arisen as a result of our exciting growth programme.
Empowering People Inspiring Communities Ltd offers an excellent benefits package including 28 days Annual Leave, Flexible Working, Pension, and professional development opportunities.
Housing Assistant
£16,313 p.a.
Permanent, 35 hours per week
We are looking to recruit a highly systematic and ambitious candidate to join our existing team to provide a high quality, effective and responsive housing service. In particular, this role is responsible for assisting our Housing Officers in the efficient management of their designated properties by maximising rental income and dealing with arrears cases, managing low level tenancy breaches and reletting empty properties quickly and efficiently.
The successful candidate will be expected to have an understanding of working in a customer focused environment and have:
- Experience of working with the general public both face to face and over the telephone.
- Assertive and confident manner with ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Excellent computer skills including MS Word and Excel at an intermediate level.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, demonstrated by an appropriate level of education.
- Excellent team working abilities.
- A systematic approach to work with the ability to organise themselves and others.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and meet defined targets.
- Experience of working in housing is desirable but not essential.
- A valid, clean driving licence and use of a car for work purposes would be advantageous but not essential.
How to Apply:
Please click the apply button to be directed to download an application form.
The closing date for all applications is: 9am, Tuesday 18th April 2017.
Interviews will be held on: Housing Assistant - Friday 28th April 2017.