Neighbourhood Officer (Housing, Tenancy) SOUT80657

Our client is a Community based housing organisation committed to providing high quality services to the people and neighbourhoods that they work with.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Neighbourhood Officer working within the People and Places directorate. Working at the front line of the operation, the successful candidate will largely be based out in communities: assisting customers with a broad range of tenancy-based issues.

This post is highly challenging but equally rewarding. The work carried out by their Neighbourhood Officers has a direct impact on their customer’s lives and the wider communities in which they reside. Applicants will need to be highly organised, demonstrate resilience, good customer care skills, be an effective team player and have the ability to manage their own workload.

Essential Skills:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to stay professional, non-judgemental and diplomatic in difficult situations.
• Ability to understand and apply policy in practical situations.
• Experience of working as a Housing Officer or similar Neighbourhood Management position.

28 hours per week

Closing date: 07th May 2019

Interviews: 16th May 2019

Our client recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements where possible. They aim to agree solutions that enable staff to balance their working life with other responsibilities.

They are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.  All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.