VANRATH are delighted to be supporting a Public Sector employer who are actively seeking a Housing Officer to join their team.
This is an urgent requirement offering an immediate start date.
What’s in it for you?
- £31,708 salary
- Excellent working environment
Responsibilities:
- Resolve complaints and disputes between tenants.
- Ensure health and safety compliance, including risk assessments and contingency planning.
- Liaise with property services to address maintenance issues.
- Manage tenancy breaches and attend evictions.
- Assess housing transfers and allocate void properties.
- Manage property viewings, sign-ups, handovers, and void turnaround.
- Visit new tenants and handle property abandonments.
- Monitor housing support services and partner compliance.
- Monitor rent payments and take recovery action.
- Liaise with benefits agencies and refer tenants for debt advice.
- Follow legal procedures and attend court as needed.
- Manage housing budgets and service charge accounts.
- Lead staff recruitment, reviews, and welfare visits.
- Attend meetings, forums, events, and training as required.
- Ensure compliance with policies on equality, safety, and customer service.
- Perform any other reasonable duties required by the organisation.
Essential Criteria:
- Degree in any discipline and 2 years’ relevant housing/tenancy management experience with a social landlord or local authority OR 3 years’ experience as a Housing Officer.
- Working knowledge of the Northern Ireland Housing Selection Scheme.
- Understanding of tenancy management processes, including transfers and tenancy assignments.
- Knowledge of property allocation procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to relate to colleagues, tenants, and external partners.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Access to a vehicle for daily business use.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience using a Housing Management System (HMS) or similar
- At least 1 year of staff/team management experience (within last 5 years)
For further information on this opportunity, or any other position in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link or contact Conor Birch in the strictest confidence.
Skills:
housing officer social housing scheme public sector administration management
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