Housing Worker - Bideford
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Bideford
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 08 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 06 Dec 2018
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care, Housing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
I am currently recruiting for a Housing Worker based in Bideford. This is a short term 8 week contract with potential to extend.
Your role will be to provide a service that will achieve key intensive housing management functions, ensure good operational performance and ensure successful move on for tenants/licencees.
Some of your key tasks will include :
•Ensure residents and applicants are well informed so that they can communicate their needs and views and make informed choices.
•Ensure residents are consulted about the services provided and are offered opportunities to be involved in their running.
•Be responsible for the delivery of housing management services and the safe running of the service on a day to day basis.
•Maximise rent and service charge income by ensuring that losses through arrears and voids are minimised through effective arrears recovery and void management.
•Liaise with the Services Manager and work closely with the local authority and other partners ensuring appropriate referrals are made and that the service has a referral process and eligibility criteria in place. Manage the waiting list for accommodation and establish applicants' priority for accommodation according to agreed criteria
•Ensure that residents receive appropriate support, encouragement and advice according to their individual needs to enable them to settle into or maintain their accommodation.
•Take a proactive approach to the prevention of anti-social behaviour (ASB) including effective partnership working.
•Take effective and timely action in respect of breaches of occupancy agreements in line with WH policies. Target support for residents who are failing to comply with their occupancy agreements.
•Co-ordinate and plan move on and resettlement.
•Monitor any contracts for estate services.
If interested please call Sam at Service Care Solutions on (Apply online only) or email your CV
Your role will be to provide a service that will achieve key intensive housing management functions, ensure good operational performance and ensure successful move on for tenants/licencees.
Some of your key tasks will include :
•Ensure residents and applicants are well informed so that they can communicate their needs and views and make informed choices.
•Ensure residents are consulted about the services provided and are offered opportunities to be involved in their running.
•Be responsible for the delivery of housing management services and the safe running of the service on a day to day basis.
•Maximise rent and service charge income by ensuring that losses through arrears and voids are minimised through effective arrears recovery and void management.
•Liaise with the Services Manager and work closely with the local authority and other partners ensuring appropriate referrals are made and that the service has a referral process and eligibility criteria in place. Manage the waiting list for accommodation and establish applicants' priority for accommodation according to agreed criteria
•Ensure that residents receive appropriate support, encouragement and advice according to their individual needs to enable them to settle into or maintain their accommodation.
•Take a proactive approach to the prevention of anti-social behaviour (ASB) including effective partnership working.
•Take effective and timely action in respect of breaches of occupancy agreements in line with WH policies. Target support for residents who are failing to comply with their occupancy agreements.
•Co-ordinate and plan move on and resettlement.
•Monitor any contracts for estate services.
If interested please call Sam at Service Care Solutions on (Apply online only) or email your CV