Assessment Officer

2 weeks ago

Coventry, United Kingdom Orbit Group Full time

Orbit is a fantastic business and one that’s really going places.

Orbit was formed in 1967 with the aim of providing good-quality housing for people who would otherwise not be able to afford to buy their own home.

Over 50 years later, we’re one of the leading housing providers in the UK. Our services have diversified, our housing portfolio has expanded, and our reputation as an innovator within our sector has grown. But one thing that has never changed. Our belief in people and what they can achieve.

**Your role at Orbit.**

Assessment officer role available within our Empty Homes and Lettings team. We are looking for a customer focused individual to work within this team to support and make decision on allocating and offering properties. You will work with internal and external teams to ensure affordability and ‘rent first’ culture is key to decision making.

This is an office based role working in our Customer Hub in Binley

You will gain information from a range of sources, interviews with the customer, data from 3rd parties and wider internal teams. You will work at pace to ensure we can manage a quick turnaround time on void properties, but ensure decisions are made to effectively let the property and that tenants can sustain and manage their tenancies and business risk is reduced. A good understanding of social housing issues will be key to be effective in this role.

**What will help you make a difference.**
- Excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in England and Mathematics.
- IT literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software.
- Experience of carrying out customer assessments
- Experience within social housing sector.
- Good understanding of multi-agency work, mental health awareness, substance misuse, welfare benefits advice, vulnerabilities and or support needs
- Ability to carry out a dynamic interview technique
- Flexible team colleague with a focus on team task approach to meet the needs of the customer and organisation
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage high volumes of work
- Commitment and understanding of how to deliver excellent customer service
- Previous experience in a customer service / housing environment.

**Why Orbit?**

**Rewarding your contribution.**

We understand that everyone has different needs when it comes to benefits. That’s why we have created an attractive benefits package with the option to select and purchase flexible benefits to suit your individual circumstances.

Some of our core benefits include:

- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the “Orbit day”
- Private medical insurance
- Excellent contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- A great pick and mix of flexible benefits including the option to buy and sell holiday and much more

**Our culture and purpose.**

We know that great people are central to achieving our ambitions and as such we want everyone to have a voice and make a positive difference. We are proud to be a Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for, this demonstrates we place people at the heart of everything we do. We continue to create a culture that celebrates diversity and an environment where everyone feels able to contribute towards achieving together.

We support our colleagues to be at their best through our wellbeing programme #ThisIsMe, our corporate learning programme, opportunities for professional development, our innovative approaches to making the world and our homes a greener place and our leading reward and recognition package. Because of this our people tell us Orbit is a great place to work for.

At Orbit, our people are enthusiastic and passionate about making a real difference to our customers and communities. We are one team where everyone is connected and encouraged to have the freedom to think differently.

Each year we build many new affordable homes and manage a total portfolio of around 45,000 properties. Over 100,000 people live in an Orbit home and our innovative approach empowers every one of them to grow and thrive. We are commercially driven. The more profit we make, the more we invest into the communities that we work for, improving services and playing a key role in driving UK housing growth.

**Work for Orbit. Believe in people.**

We have so much more that we’d like to share with you so please submit your CV demonstrating the value you could bring to Orbit.

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