Neighbourhood Housing Officer

We have a great opportunity to join us as a Neighbourhood Housing Officer within our incredible Neighbourhood and Estates Team

If you care about communities and thrive on solving complex challenges with compassion and professionalism, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact every day.

We own and manage c.7,500 homes in the east of England, working closely with other agencies and stakeholders within our communities. We build on the good foundations we have in place in being a customer-centric organisation, investing in our existing homes - including our zero-carbon journey - as well as building new homes.

We've also concluded a review of how we work in the future, with options around home and office flexible working, as well as a generous annual leave allowance and other benefits.

Outline of Key Responsibilities...

• In this role, you'll be a key player in managing and addressing tenancy and estate management challenges, collaborating with a dedicated team. You'll oversee a caseload within a specific geographic area, taking responsibility for each case until a solution is fully reached
• As the first point of contact for the Neighbourhood and Estate team, you'll handle inquiries via phone, email, and in person. You'll connect with other teams when needed to ensure that customer queries are addressed quickly and in line with our service standards and KPIs
• Your proactive nature will help you investigate any potential breaches of tenancy conditions, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to resolve issues. This includes serving Notices of Seeking Possession, gathering evidence, recommending injunctions or legal actions, and attending court hearings
• You'll also handle all tenancy and neighbourhood processes, including administration, while adhering to statutory timelines, policies, and procedures for mutual exchanges, successions, management transfers, settling-in visits, welfare visits, tenancy changes, notices, and more
• By taking a swift and victim-centred approach to reports of anti-social behaviour, you'll work to understand the issues affecting our communities and their root causes. Your proactive efforts will help resolve and prevent anti-social behaviour (ASB) in collaboration with the Tenancy Enforcement Team Leader, providing guidance and determining when escalation is necessary

We are looking for someone who has/is...

• Experience in providing excellent customer service, whether it's through phone calls, face-to-face interactions, or emails, ideally in a housing setting
• An understanding of the current laws related to housing, especially landlord and tenant regulations within the realm of social housing
• Self-motivated, capable of working independently while effectively planning their workload and achieving performance goals
• Strong negotiation skills are essential, as you'll be handling challenging situations and working towards positive outcomes for our customers
• Additionally, a valid driving license is required, as you'll need to travel between sites and conduct visits when needed

In return, we are offering...

• An annual salary of £35,932.59 plus a car allowance of £1,545 per annum
• We are committed to providing a healthy work-life balance for employees and their families, as such we operate full hybrid working conditions from home and our office in Bury St Edmunds
• Flexible working around a 37 hour week
• Annual Leave - 28 days per year, (plus bank holidays) increasing to 32 days when you reach your 3rd year with us. To give greater flexibility around your holidays you can also buy, sell or carry over up to 5 days of annual leave each year
• Pension – between 7% - 12% dependant on individual contribution
• Life assurance - a payment of X3 your salary.
• Annual Flu Jab - provided each winter to all employees.
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme - plus we currently have free electric charging points
• Competitive medical cashback plan

"At Havebury we operate a no closing date policy and evaluate candidates upon application. Therefore please apply without delay."

Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.