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Sanctuary manages rented and shared ownership homes and supports community initiatives for thousands of customers across England. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people's lives. Housing Officer Rumsey House - Rochford £17,265 per year (pro rata) 18.75 hours per week 2.5 days a week either Monday - Wednesday or Wednesday - Friday Temporary position for up to 6 months We have an opportunity for a hardworking and committed Housing Officer, who has sound knowledge of the local area, to join our team in Rochford, working alongside 8 other Housing Officers. This role is offered on a part time temporary basis until the end of May 2026. You will be responsible for providing a high-quality housing management service that meets the identified needs of customers and the wider community. The job sits within Sanctuary Housing Services which manages homes across England, providing general rented housing, housing for older people, market rent properties, shared ownership and home ownership accommodation. It also provides housing related services including lettings, debt management, compliance, tenancy management and customer services support. The role of Housing Officer will include: <ul><li>Provide effective tenancy and resident management in line with the prescribed internal policies and good practices to build community cohesion</li><li>Meet all legislative and regulatory requirements for housing management activities, ensuring the provision of quality and safe homes for Sanctuary Housing Services' current and future customers and to minimise potential risks</li><li>Ensure the effective management of complaints in line with policy, focusing on first contact resolution and the identification of future learning opportunities to achieve customer service excellence</li><li>Develop, build and maintain relationships with current and future customers and other key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the effective management of housing management services, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensure these are acted upon</li><li>Support the service charge setting and scheme accounts production processes. Including ensuring that customer queries are investigated and responded to in a timely manner </li></ul>Skills and experiences: <ul><li>Proven experience of delivering high quality tenancy services</li><li>Proven experience of good practice resident involvement activities</li><li>Working knowledge of relevant regulations and good practice</li><li>Proven experience of analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing solutions</li><li>Experience of using housing management software</li><li>Travel is a requirement of the role, therefore a full valid driving licence is essential</li></ul>Why work for us? We are a not-for-profit housing association, and own and manage around 125,000 homes. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people's lives. Our Benefits As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering: <ul><li>25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)</li></ul><ul><li>A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary</li><li>Life Assurance</li><li>Employee Advice Service including counselling</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Voluntary health plans </li><li>Employee discounts </li><li>Wellbeing support and tools</li><li>Employee recognition scheme</li><li>Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues</li><li>£17,265 per annum (pro rata)</li></ul><ul><li>The full time equivalent salary for this role is £34,531 based on 37.5 hours per week</li></ul>View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website) Closing Date: 7 December 2025 If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you - <a href="mailto:housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk" target="_blank">housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk</a> We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application. View more detail about what it's like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - <a href="http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team" target="_blank">www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team</a> Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status. Building Equality and Diversity Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Housing Services Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

Housing Officer

Housing Officer (2 year fixed term) Harlow District Council Harlow District Council Fixed Term, Full Time £37,280 - £39,152 per annum, Grade 11 Location: Harlow Closing Date: 26th November 2025 Essex County Council are delighted to be supporting Harlow District Council in recruiting a Housing Officer (2 year fixed term contract). Please do NOT click apply on the Working or Essex site as you application will not go through OR click on any of the APPLY buttons. Please click here to apply directly to Harlow District Council. Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (banking 30 minutes per week to be used towards the shut down between Christmas and New Year) Are you a motivated professional looking for an opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of Harlow tenants and their families? Harlow Council is on a mission to transform Harlow's housing. As a Housing Officer you will work as part of a team responsible for management of the councils housing stock, ensuring that customers are given help and support in sustaining their tenancies. You will be directly responsible for the people and property service delivery of areas such as: <ul> <li>Dealing with breaches of tenancy conditions.</li> <li>Responding to reports of anti-social behaviour, including working with our partner agencies to take effective action to tackle unacceptable behaviour.</li> <li>Carrying out tenancy audits, ensuring we understand the needs of our tenants, and addressing any issues arising</li> <li>Dealing with tenancy related issues including successions, assignments and estate related incidents in line with relevant Housing law and the Councils policies.</li> <li>Assisting residents with enquiries regarding their tenancies and leases and providing support where required.</li> <li>Engaging with customers and encouraging their involvement in decisions relating to the Housing Service.</li></ul>The post holder will be responsible for ensuring service standards are achieved and high levels of customer satisfaction are maintained. A good working knowledge of housing management, experience in social housing or the voluntary sector and a qualification in housing or a related subject would be advantageous together with an understanding of current Housing Legislation and experience of landlord and tenant working. Good knowledge of statutory responsibilities and clear understanding of equality issues in relation to service delivery is required. You will possess excellent people skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically at all levels and have a proactive and solution focused approach to problem solving. You will also have good administration and IT skills and be able to work effectively within a pressurised, customer focused environment. You will need to be available to work or attend meetings outside of normal working hours. A driving licence and access to a vehicle or other satisfactory means of transport is required for this post. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jennie Kitteridge, Estates and Tenancy Team Leader, on 01279 446294 HTML cleaned and optimized with WordToHTML.net

Housing Officer (2 year fixed term) Harlow District Council

Housing Officer Harlow District Council Temporary, Full Time £30.00 ph (umbrella) Location: Harlow Closing Date: 24th November 2025 Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Harlow Council to recruit a temporary Housing Officer on a 6 month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site 5 days per week. Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively. Job Purpose: The purpose of this post will be to support the councils ongoing annual tenancy audit programme. This will involve visiting our tenanted properties, and meeting with tenants, obtaining and verifying information regarding tenants households, identifying any support or safeguarding needs, inspecting properties and actioning any issues arising, including repair issues, property condition issues or potential tenancy breaches. The role therefore requires excellent customer service and organisational skills and an ability to be able to work independently. The role may also require providing cover for other housing management duties including responding to reports of anti-social behaviour or other tenancy related issues as per job description. The Role: To work as part of a team dealing with all aspects of estate and tenancy management. The post holder will be the principal point of contact for tenant and leaseholders in the provision of a comprehensive estate management for people and property ensuring all customers are given help and support in making their tenancies sustainable. To investigate and take appropriate action in relation to tenancy and estate management enquiries, including anti-social behaviour, harassment, and neighbour disputes, unauthorised occupation of the Council's stock, successions and assignments and breaches of tenancy (excluding rent arrears) and estate related incidents. To ensure that comprehensive, up-to-date, clear, easily accessible, written notes and documentation are maintained on individual cases / incidents and where appropriate electronic records are regularly updated and maintained To attend court, case conferences, panels and other meetings in connection with the service and present relevant up-to-date information so that informed decisions may be taken to resolve the situation. Duties Include but Not Limited to - <ul><li>Letting of new tenancies/ending of tenancies</li><li>Managing tenancy changes</li><li>Introductory Tenancy Reviews</li><li>Resident engagement</li><li>Partnership working with other agencies and teams</li><li>Prioritising Tenancy sustainment</li><li>Tenancy enforcement</li><li>Tenancy/Property Audits</li><li>Estate management</li></ul>The experience you will bring: Full UK Driving Licence, with access to vehicle Knowledge of tenancy management and legislation What you should do next If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post please email <a href="mailto:louise.buter@essex.gov.uk" target="_blank">louise.buter@essex.gov.uk</a>

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