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Senior Housing Officer

Islington Council
locationLondon, UK
PublishedPublished: Published today
Housing officer
About The Role

Join our team and make a difference!

Islington Council aims to be the best Housing Operations service in the country over the next 12 months. If you believe you can contribute to improve our housing services, we would welcome your application for this important position.

Are you passionate about creating a more equal and inclusive community? Do you have the skills and experience to manage a locality and provide exceptional housing management services? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Housing Operations team as a Senior Housing Officer.

As a Senior Housing Officer, you will be instrumental in providing a highly professional and customer-oriented housing management service to the residents of Islington Council in both rented and leasehold accommodations. Your responsibilities will include the operational management of a designated locality, as well as the daily administration of services, ensuring the effective oversight of approximately 500 to 600 tenants and leaseholders' properties.

If you are ready to make a positive impact and be part of a team that values, inspires, and empowers its employees, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become our next Senior Housing Officer and help us achieve our goals and provide the best services possible to our residents.

For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact Sinem Yanik (Assistant Director of Hosing Management) at [email protected].

Working for the team, service and our organisation

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn't be clearer: we serve. It's in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out 'CARE', which is what we think public service is all about.

Our offer to you

We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Our staff benefits include:

  • Up to 31 days leave per year, increasing to 36 days after five years of local government service
  • A range of flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance, as well as a 35-hour working week
  • Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
  • Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff the London Living Wage at minimum
  • Excellent local government pension scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships
  • Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more!
Recruitment information

It is the policy of Islington Council that no user of service, present or future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. We welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against racial discrimination.

Islington Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria and we are committed to providing support to applicants who request reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process and throughout their career with us.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The post is subject to a Basic DBS check and 3 years referencing.

Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.