Neighbourhood Housing Officer

6 days ago

Witney, United Kingdom cottsway Full time

**About Us**

Cottsway formed in 2001 and we provide over 5,100 homes for rent and shared ownership for over 11,000 customers. Our homes are based in West Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, and range from flats and bungalows to family homes.

We have some of the strongest financial and governance ratings in the sector and we are committed to doing more to help people in housing need, with a robust development programme.
We are proud to:

- Reinvest our profits every year not only to create more homes, but also to ensure our existing customer’s homes are kept in great shape, with an in-house team of skilled tradespeople who carry out this work.
- Put our customers at the heart of everything we do, with a dedicated team of housing, neighbourhood, financial and welfare officers to provide support where needed.
- Be active in and bring social value to our local communities.

**Working for us**

Cottsway is a great place to work with a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team dedicated to providing quality homes in thriving communities.

We support and develop our people because we know that it is through them that we deliver the high standards of service that our customers say we provide.

Based in the market town of Witney, we:

- Offer competitive salaries and a range of benefits.
- Support agile working.
- Guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. We are signed up to the Disability Confident Committed scheme.
- Value people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience - whether you are an experienced housing professional or simply have an interest in working in our sector.

**About the role**

We are looking for a Neighbourhood Housing Officer to join our busy Neighbourhood Team.

Providing a tenancy and neighbourhood management service, you will ensure an excellent standard of service delivery and customer focus to a defined patch of mixed tenure properties. These will include rented general needs, independent living, shared ownership and leasehold properties.

You will be responsible for estate management, voids, lettings, sign-ups, tenancy support and management, nuisance and anti-social behaviour cases. Along with the handling of service charge queries from customers, estate services, resident involvement, communal cleaning and monitoring grounds maintenance contracts.

To be successful you will have specialist knowledge and experience in housing and neighbourhood management, along with knowledge of housing law relating to tenancy agreements and tenancy management.

The ability to communicate with a range of customers is essential, bringing diplomacy, sensitivity and tact to handling difficult situations. You will also be able to manage conflicting priorities and a busy workload to a high standard. A full driving licence with use of a vehicle is essential.

Benefits include pension, 25 days holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years, private medical insurance after six months service, discounted gym and swimming membership, cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle leasing scheme.

Cottsway promote and fully support agile working, it has become an important part of how we operate. We give our employees the technology and flexibility to be able to work from locations outside of the office and to agree working patterns that fit around personal commitments, creating opportunities for better work/life balance.

For an informal chat about the position please call Shaz Chudry, Neighbourhood Manager, on 07711 775852.

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