Insurance Officer

Insurance Officer
Leicester
£20,000 pro rated salary
Permanent, 25 hours per week

PA Housing is an award winning provider of affordable, quality homes, but our business is about more than property – it’s about people. We aim to put our residents at the centre of everything we do and offer first class services to all.

Our business is built around decades of experience in the social housing sector across the Midlands, London, Home Counties and the South East.  We hold a stock of more than 24,000 homes and employ 600 plus staff to provide a high standard of service to our householders.

Over the next five years we plan to expand further, to increase our stock, and consolidate our offering within our current service areas. We aim to deliver value for money, while building at least 500 new homes a year, and continuing to raise our standards

Our success and our plans for the future would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff members. Every one of our employees help to make a difference to the lives of our residents and other local people, and we look after our team members well.

We currently have an opportunity for an Insurance Officer in Leicester. The successful candidate will:

• Manage the Insurance budget, insurance policies and insurance claims on a day to day basis through liaison with Insurers and internal customers, ensuring an understanding of the underlying reasons for claims arising and promoting awareness of risk factors among staff and customers;
• Have an ability to self manage and work on their own initiative;
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate at all levels of the business;
• Have knowledge of civil litigation and knowledge of the civil procedure rules;
• Have excellent database administration skills;
• Be personable and adept at building good working relationships
• Have experience of the functions which are typically found within a housing association or property management environment.

We recognise that people are at the heart of our business and that success is dependent on committed colleagues.  We make sure they feel supported and encourage a culture of opportunity and learning to enable colleagues to fulfil their potential and make a real difference to peoples lives every day.

Working for PA is incredibly rewarding. Everyone in our team makes a difference to people in the diverse and vibrant communities we serve.

In return, we reward our staff for their dedication by offering competitive salaries and an excellent range of employee benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave entitlement per annum plus bank holidays
• Opportunities to develop your career through internal and external training, professional qualifications, career coaching etc.
• Generous pension scheme
• Health Cash plan for discounted optical, dental and health
• Childcare vouchers
• Car allowance for certain roles
• Perkbox
• Free VDU tests
• Long Service Awards
• We are located 3 miles from M1/M69 and 1 mile away from Leicester train station

Please note that colleagues on probation are not able to apply for this position.