Voids Co-ordinator

**Voids Co-ordinator**

**Permanent - Full Time**

**Asset Management & Procurement Team**

Seeking a meticulous Voids Coordinator to join our team. Responsible for overseeing all voids within the team, this role ensures efficient completion of necessary works to bring properties back to a lettable standard. Key duties include raising void-related work orders, managing certifications, maintaining live records, and liaising with internal teams and external contractors.

**About Hightown**

Hightown is a charitable housing association (operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.

We currently manage over 8,600 homes - mostly in the Dacorum, St Albans, Watford, Aylesbury Vale, North Herts and Hertsmere districts and employ over 1,000 staff (mainly in our care and supported housing schemes).

**About the role**

Working as part of a dedicated and committed team you will
- Responsibility for raising all void works orders including any testing required both in-house and external contractors. Keeping a log of all void certification, progress and timescales and collating such information for handover as required.
- To purchase materials as required by the voids team including PPE
- Review all invoices, ensuring receipts, purchase records and coding is accurate, up to date and completed in a timely manner.
- To ensure that all works are undertaken in accordance within Hightown’s Health and Safety policies and procedures and in line with relevant legislation and best practice

**Who we are looking for**

To be successful in the role you will be able to demonstrate
- Experience with a maintenance team or building environment
- Experience of Co-ordinating multi-trade / maintenance operatives or contractors
- Ability to work independently
- IT Skills - ability to use Word, Excel and database packages

**It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence.**

At Hightown we ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. Our values are:

- Putting our residents and service users first
- Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
- Developing passionate and committed teams
- Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety

**Our Benefits**

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes
- Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including bank holidays. Rising with service to 35 days
- Competitive salary of up to £27,117pa for a 35 hour week
- Ability to work from home 2 days per week upon agreement/after probation.
- Workplace Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Monthly attendance bonus of 1.25%
- Regular market reviews of salary and cost of living
- Life assurance cover of three times your annual salary
- _ Blue Light Card_, giving you big savings on hundreds of high street brands, gym memberships, restaurants and cinema tickets.
- Ongoing training, e-learning and courses to develop your career and skillset
- Employee Support and Health & Wellbeing
- On site gym and shower facilities

**Are you interested? Then please also click below for a copy of the Job Description.**

**Closing date**:16/05/2024**

**Interview date**:29/05/2024**
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