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Are you passionate about delivering exceptional housing services and leading teams to success? We are looking for a dynamic, assertive and proactive Housing Manager ready to make a difference to young people's lives. We are a youth-focused registered provider of social housing, currently providing 30 bedspaces with ambitions to create more. This role is focused on landlord services and compliance, particularly with regard to occupancy, rent / service charge collection, the pro-active resolution of behavioural / engagement issues and the processing of complaints. We currently provide youth support coaching via a separately managed programme; oversight of this does not currently form part of the Housing Manager role. As a part of our management team, you will be involved in dealing with staffing, client or other issues across the wider organisation as they arise, and you will be part of our On Call rota. You will be able to develop a strong understanding of our various services and users, and particularly the issues arising in an accommodation setting for young people. Main Responsibilities <ul><li>To be accountable for meeting or exceeding targets for rent collection, applications and void management.</li><li>To oversee the proactive management of behaviour, engagement and complaints.</li><li>To provide line management to the housing team including recruitment, induction and training.</li><li>To advise senior staff on matters impacting policies or procedures, and to bring day-to-day experience to developmental / strategic discussions.</li><li>To contribute to gathering information and evidence relating to the regulatory framework for registered providers, safety issues and other licencing and similar matters.</li><li>To take responsibility for the operation, performance and monitoring of funded programmes as agreed (eg food cupboard stocks, move on grants, resident voice).</li><li>To maintain effective relationships with resident clients, ensuring the provision of a professional and customer-focused service.</li><li>To oversee YMCA Doncaster's client recording system for residents and other beneficiaries, including implementation, inductions and troubleshooting.</li><li>To submit CORE and other individual returns as necessary.</li><li>To manage specified income and expenditure budgets, ensuring good value and identifying cost-saving opportunities.</li><li>To provide regular and occasional reports as required, including for the monitoring of targets.</li><li>To cover accommodation, reception or other duties where necessary in times of absence or vacancies.</li><li>To act as a shift Duty Manager, including dealing with any safeguarding, staffing, client or other issues arising during periods of duty.</li><li>To be part of the On Call rota with two or three others, responding effectively to concerns. This will include finding cover in the case of sickness or other absence, or covering a shift at short notice when no other cover is available.</li><li>To develop and maintain appropriately professional relationships with clients, users and other staff, and to maintain confidentiality at all times.</li><li>To represent senior staff and the Association positively in all relationships, both internal and external.</li><li>To work within the policies and procedures of YMCA Doncaster, and to contribute to their development.</li><li>Other reasonable duties as required from time to time by the Line Manager.</li></ul>Person Specification <ul><li>Recent experience in housing services including understanding of occupancy, rent / service charges collection, behavioural issues and complaints.</li><li>Minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent, including maths and English, to minimum grade C.</li><li>Experience of managing a complex and unpredictable workload effectively.</li><li>Experience of managing people including regular supervision and performance management.</li><li>Able to work within organisational procedures and clear structures.</li><li>Experience of monitoring performance and meeting targets.</li><li>Able to be assertive and persistent where necessary to get things done.</li><li>Understanding of the key issues for social housing in England.</li><li>Able to take a proactive and preventative approach to the work.</li><li>Strong organisational and administrative skills, including attention to detail when inputting data and creating reports.</li><li>Able to use Microsoft Word and Excel to a high standard, and able to implement or adapt to new technologies where efficiency can be improved.</li><li>Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate well with colleagues as well as with customers or clients with complex needs and / or challenging behaviours.</li><li>Capable of taking responsibility for unexpected situations and making significant decisions in accordance with policy.</li><li>Able to carry out monitoring patrols across indoor and outdoor areas including four floors and two stairways, and to deal with any issues arising.</li><li>Experience of maintaining confidentiality and appropriate relationships, and a clear understanding of the importance of those.</li><li>Able to work varied and unsociable hours where needed.</li><li>Able to cover as part of the On Call rota and to attend site within two hours in the event of an emergency.</li></ul>

Housing Manager

We have an excellent oppportunity for someone who shares our enthusiasm and passion about delivering a service to our tenants, making them feel front and centre of our services and at the forefront of what we do. This is a role where you have a genuine opportunity to improve the lives of our customers - a deeply reward and fulfilling role for the right individual. Your role is key to the continued improvement of customer satisfaction and safety in the neighborhood and buildings in which they live. Being an integral part of the Customer Excellence team opens the door on a whole range of future options and career progression. As a Housing officer, a typical day might include: <ul><li>Proactively managing tenancies and taking the necessary enforcement action.</li><li>Dealing with all aspects of the allocation and letting process.</li></ul><ul><li>Coordinating mutual exchanges, successions, or other tenancy changes.</li><li>Carrying out regular neighbourhood audits and developing neighbourhood plans to improve the communities we work.</li><li>Working closely with other departments including Income Management, Safer Communities and Asset Management. </li><li>Ensuring that safeguarding and support concerns are identified, reported and actioned.</li><li>Assisting in ensuring we are compliant with our heating and electrical servicing activity, and following relevant processes and protocols.</li><li>Health and safety inspections and checks of our schemes and blocks.</li><li>Engaging with customers to improve the area they live, and the services we offer.</li><li>Liaising with partners, agencies and stakeholders.</li><li>Accurately updating the housing management system, along with the systems and portals of our partners.</li><li>Playing an active role in corporate projects or groups.</li></ul>Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you: <ul><li>Proven housing experience, with a well-developed knowledge of housing management practice and legislation.</li><li>Computer literate with a good working knowledge of software such as word and excel - you will need to use these to do the job. </li><li>A strong customer focussed approach both externally and internally. </li><li>Be committed to working as part of our team. </li><li>Be motivated, adaptable, determined, and able to work on your own initiative to resolve problems and achieve positive solutions. </li><li>Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills. </li><li>Resilience. Working in social housing is a challenging but rewarding career, you'll be helping to bring real change to our customer's lives. </li></ul><ul><li>What will make you stand out from the crowd:</li><li>Enthusiasm and passion for delivering outstanding customer service. </li><li>New ideas to challenge the way of doing things.</li><li>Positivity and the ability to embrace change.</li><li>A drive to achieve excellent results.</li><li>Solution driven with the ability to analyse complex issues and develop and deliver effective and positive outcomes. </li></ul>Being part of the Acis team, you'll get: <ul><li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays </li><li>Pension contributions up to 10%</li><li>The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.</li><li>One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)</li><li>Staff benefits with Paycare - A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more</li><li>Benefits with Acis Perkz - a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more!</li><li>Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers</li><li>Long service awards for our loyal employees</li><li>Cycle to work scheme</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it</li><li>Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development</li><li>Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme</li></ul>As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application. Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we're happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need

Housing Officer

JOB TITLE: Community Engagement Officer REPORTING TO: Registered Manager SALARY: £26, 247.00 pro rata (£13998.40 for 20 hours per week) HOURS: 20 hours per week REQUIREMENTS: Enhanced DBS disclosure / DBS adult first clearance. FRANCHISE OFFICE: Wakefield &amp; Huddersfield COMPANY BACKGROUND Radfield Home Care We are a family owned domiciliary care agency that specialise in high quality care for elderly people wishing to remain living in their own home. Radfield Home Care has an excellent reputation because we place clients at the heart of what we do. We work very closely with our clients, their families and health care professionals to support our clients in the best possible way. PURPOSE OF POSITION The role of Community Engagement manager will be pivotal to the growth of the Radfield Home Care brand. To do this, you will embody our family-focused, values driven company culture and focus on partnering with individuals that share a similar ethos and a passion for creating a high-quality care service. Based in our Wakefield &amp; Huddersfield Office, you will undertake marketing and public relations activity both in the Community and digitally to promote our services to prospective clients, prospective care professionals and community partners. It is essential that you are a natural communicator digitally, face-to-face and through written language. This role ideally requires a solid understanding of the home care sector and a proactive approach to networking, social media, recruitment &amp; selection and you will work closely with operational management in regards to ensuring that there is a high volume of excellent quality clients and candidates in the pipeline in order to assist the branch to meet growth targets across all services PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for increasing brand awareness within the territory area Promote a positive image and protect the good reputation of the Radfield Home Care brand all times. Create email marketing campaigns and newsletters, press releases, surveys and analysis Complete the marketing plan to demonstrate the success of marketing / networking campaigns &amp; events including ROI Attend local networking events Attend local community events and promote the Radfield Home Care brand Build working relationships with local social professional teams such as; Hospital discharge teams, ward managers, social workers, district nurses, GP practices, social prescribing teams and OT teams. In addition, develop links with community organisations, training providers, job centres, and other local referral sources to support the recruitment of high-quality care professionals. Identify and engage with potential community partners Conversion of potential community partners to support RHC community engagement Create, plan &amp; host events that will lead to engagement with community partners, clients and potential care professionals Identify opportunities for articles and blog content Maintain &amp; Improve sector and professional knowledge Any other duties that may be deemed relevant to your role SKILLS &amp; EXPERIENCE &amp; QUALIFICATIONS Essential: Sound knowledge of the care sector Able to form relationships &amp; quickly establish common ground Able to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing Be an enthusiastic people person who can motivate others Professional manner and appearance Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects from start to finish Able to self motivate and work in a self-directed way Experience in using social media platforms for business promotion Full driving licence and use of own car Desirable: Previous experience of working in the Care / Home care sector Experience using design / CRM software PROBATIONARY PERIOD The Community Engagement Manager will undergo a probationary period for the first three months of their employment. This is a time in which the community engagement manager can determine whether the role is suitable for them and Radfield Home Care will assess whether the community engagement manager is meeting the standards required and is demonstrating the correct approach and skill set for the role. Probation may be extended which is at the discretion of the directors. HOLIDAYS The Community Engagement Manager is entitled to the statutory paid holiday allocation per annum. Additional unpaid leave is strictly at the director's discretion. BENEFITS Refer a freind scheme Pension scheme Company events Free or subsidised travel OBLIGATIONS The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. If you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020? You will need to disclose them. Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed upon them under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to ensure that the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe working environment for clients and employees. This role requires contact with vulnerable clients and therefore all roles will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, a check against the Adult First register and satisfactory references from previous employers (or other suitable referees.) All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment. All staff are expected to comply with requirements under the Data Protection Act 1998. Department Care Operations Locations Wakefield &amp; Huddersfield (West Yorkshire) Yearly salary £13,998.4

Community Engagement Officer

Housing Support Worker Doncaster Complex Needs About us Target Housing is a charity and registered social landlord. Over the past 30 years we have shown that stable accommodation and support can help transform lives. We work in a psychologically and trauma informed way to empower people to achieve independence. Target delivers the highest standard of housing and support to enable vulnerable people to live independently, fulfil their potential and contribute to their communities and wider society. In a typical week... You will have an allocated caseload of tenants who you will support for the agreed contractual hours within their accommodation with the aim of supporting them to eventually move onto independent living. This is achieved by completing a support plan and risk assessment with the service user which consists of achievable goals within a realistic timeframe. The service users we support have multiple complex needs and reside in shared and single occupancy accommodation. We take a multi-agency approach to ensure the most comprehensive amount of support is provided for the tenants needs. Our priority is to build a positive working relationship with the individual, this is the foundation of working within a psychologically informed environment (PIE) and Trauma Informed way. Target is a collaborative organisation and have several office locations where you can access additional guidance from colleagues and management. Working hours are generally 9am to 5pm with a 20-minute unpaid lunch break. JOB DESCRIPTION Main Purpose To provide high quality housing and support services to residents in order to assist them to sustain their tenancies. Specific tasks <ul><li>Assist residents when moving in, or out of Target accommodation.</li><li>Assess the circumstances, aspirations and needs of each resident in order to make a support plan that is relevant to the resident and realistic in its achievement.</li><li>Act as residents' keyworker offering advice and support to negotiated and agreed support planning to enable them to develop their skills for independent living.</li><li>Assist residents to maximise their income and to manage their personal budgets.</li><li>Support residents to understand their rights and responsibilities under their occupancy agreements.</li><li>Support and motivation to residents encouraging them to achieve personal goals.</li><li>Carry out regular resident risk assessment and ensure it is properly recorded and copied to relevant officers in the organisation.</li><li>Review support plans periodically and adapt them according to changing needs</li><li>Make sure residents pay the rent due to Target Housing as required by the occupancy agreement. Assist residents with their benefit claims where necessary.</li><li>Monitor residents' handling of Target Housing property and consumption of gas &amp; electricity.</li><li>Monitor residents' compliance with their occupancy agreements. Inform Service Manager who will then act to resolve non-compliance issues.</li><li>Monitor occupancy to ensure that properties have not been abandoned or damaged and take prompt action when it happens to avoid unnecessary costs to TH.</li><li>Where appropriate, help residents with budgeting. Negotiate with other bodies on behalf of the resident on the repayment of arrears such as rent owed to the Local Authority Housing Department.</li><li>Liaise with the Probation Service and any other appropriate bodies to ensure that all are aware of relevant information.</li><li>Enable and support the service user to deal with conflict and disputes amongst service users and between service users and neighbours.</li><li>Assist in the delivery and development of resident activities.</li><li>Keep all prescribed records in order that the value of the tenant support service can be audited and comply with confidentiality policy.</li><li> Build links with external organisations, to maintain constructive working relations and to ensure resident's needs are met.</li><li>Participate in office duty arrangements.</li><li>Provide cover for absent Housing Support Assistants &amp; Supported Housing Assistant.</li><li>Accompany a colleague to an appointment or visit where dual attendance is required.</li></ul>General tasks <ul><li>Attend and participate in training sessions or activities as required.</li><li>Participate in team meetings and supervision as required,</li><li>Perform other such duties as may be required to further the aims of Target Housing within the Health and Safety requirements.</li><li>Adhere to all of Target Housing's policies and procedures in particular our Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Health and Safety policies.</li><li>Carry out other such duties as directed by senior managers as appropriate to the aims of Target Housing.</li></ul>Person specifications <ul><li>Understanding of services provided to vulnerable groups</li><li>Understanding of delivering supported housing services.</li><li>Understanding of delivering services to residents in housing and supported accommodation</li><li>Basic knowledge of Welfare Benefits System. </li><li>An understanding of risk assessments and support planning</li><li>Understanding of the Judiciary System in the UK</li></ul>Please note, this is a Full-time, Fixed Term Contract for 12 months. Competencies Customer Focus (Critical) Integrity (Critical) Team Working (Critical) Confidence &amp; Judgment (Very Important) Communication and Influence (Very Important) Planning &amp; Organising (Important) Technical (Important) You must have your own vehicle and a full UK driving licence for the purpose of this role. There are many great reasons to join our team! <ul><li>Great opportunities for career development</li><li>Allocated training</li><li>Mileage Compensation</li><li>Access Membership to Westfield Health &amp; Lifetime Financial</li><li>Ability to apply for the Blue Light card</li><li>Employer Contributory Company pension scheme (4%)</li><li>A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted.</li></ul>Target welcomes applications from all members of the community. If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with <a href="mailto:abby.hadfield@targethousing.org.uk" target="_blank">abby.hadfield@targethousing.org.uk</a> Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible! This role is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, a full valid driving licence, access to a road worthy vehicle and two satisfactory reference checks Closing Date: 7th November 2025

Housing Support Worker

Post Title: 2x Estates Housing Officer Portfolio: Place Salary: Grade 4 (£26403 - £28598) Hours: Full Time 37 Hours per week Worksite: Sheffield Contract: Permanent Informal Enquiries: Jay Collins <a href="mailto:Jay.Collins@sheffield.gov.uk" target="_blank">Jay.Collins@sheffield.gov.uk</a> Location: The location is city wide, one role will initially be based at Jordanthorpe Housing Office, South and South West Sheffield, whilst the other will be at Crystal Peaks South East area. However, you will be expected to work in any Neighbourhood Team. An exciting opportunity has arisen for Estates Housing Officers to join the Housing and Neighbourhoods Service within Sheffield City Council. Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic and keen to assist the residents of Sheffield in keeping Neighbourhoods clean and safe? We are looking for Estates Housing Officers to work as part of Sheffield City Council's Housing and Neighbourhood Service, supporting the delivery of a quality Housing Service. Are you a real people person? Able to work as part of a team? Are you hard working and have good communication skills and deliver excellent customer care? You will need to show an understanding of numeracy and literacy skills and will use IT equipment to record your work. You will carry out health and safety inspections around the estates, liaising with customers, stakeholders, and members to help resolve issues with a focus on making the area a better place to live. You will need to have the ability to work under pressure, meeting targets and deadlines, maintain accurate records and operate within policy and procedures with good administration skills. You will work as part of a Neighbourhood housing team working closely with Neighbourhood officers to share intelligence on neighbourhood issues and to liaise with tenants in a courteous and friendly manner. We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

Estates Housing Officer

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. Scheme Manager Queen Elizabeth Court and Gresley Road, Doncaster £23,682 - £24,415 per year 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday We are looking for two Scheme Manager to join our Housing team which consists of Housing Officers and Scheme Managers. In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the scheme ensuring there are no risks to the residents or assets in the scheme. The role offers an onsite presence and encourages residents who are either elderly or vulnerable to live as independently as possible. We are looking for two enthusiastic, hardworking individuals, who puts the resident first and can work independently using processes to ensure the scheme is well managed and run efficiently. The role of Scheme Manager will include: <ul><li>Completing weekly wellbeing calls to residents who require this service at the scheme and make safeguarding referrals when required</li><li>Signing up new tenants &amp; carrying out visits where required</li><li>Completing compliance testing including fire alarm checks and water temp checks</li><li>Reporting any hazards and supporting the repairs of these to ensure communal areas are kept free</li><li>Referring residents to support agencies when required and helping them access the different service available to them</li><li>Dealing with low level anti-social behaviour complaints within the scheme and resolving resident disputes</li><li>Covering for colleagues in the local Team as required</li></ul>Skills and experiences: <ul><li>Experience of working with older people in a support capacity and understanding their individual needs or similar</li><li>Numeracy and literacy to the equivalent of GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths</li><li>Excellent knowledge of effective communication at all levels</li><li>Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines</li><li>Experience of resident involvement and community care values would be an advantage</li><li>Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook</li><li>Occasional travel may be 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></ul><ul><li>£23,682 per annum (rising to £24,415 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance) </li></ul>The full time equivalent salary for this role is £25,374 based on 37.5 hours per week rising to £26,159 after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website) Closing Date: 26 October 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.

Scheme Manager

We are The Housing Network (THN), a private Limited Company with a purpose. We exist to provide 'More than a Roof', because when life is at its toughest, we believe everyone deserves a safe and stable place to rebuild their lives. Homelessness is a vast and complex issue that does not have a single solution. In understanding that reality, we've learned the importance of perspective; appreciating that if we continue to innovate, collaborate, and give our best, we are playing our part in making a vital difference. We are a team that is absolutely committed to innovate, excel and be dependable in all that we do. Working hard together to achieve our mission of providing Better Accommodation, Better Support, Better Partnerships, and as a result Better Business. Job Overview: This role will be operating in the areas of Mansfield, and Nottingham, with travel to surrounding areas. Working to support our CAS3 contract with the Ministry of Justice, this role involves managing a number of self-contained and small shared accommodation properties within the region. In addition to providing proactive property management, the role involves engaging with residents (People On Probation) who may have complex needs/multiple disadvantage, on release from prison, CAS1 or CAS2, with the goal of ensuring a smooth transition into the allocated accommodation. The role does include an element of supervision to ensure 'house rules' and license agreements are being adhered to, along with offering housing related, 'light touch' support and signposting where needed. While you will be part of a small regional team and a larger business, this is predominantly a lone working role and you will need to be comfortable driving between locations. Responsibilities and Duties: Managing a number of properties specifically allocated to the MOJ. You will engage with individuals with complex needs and will be able to work without supervision and have experience of lone working. Duties: <ul><li>Ensuring properties are safe, secure and clean</li><li>Ensure accommodation is prepared and ready for occupation in accordance with company timescales.</li><li>Performing all necessary functions to manage the move in/move out process.</li><li>Proactively identify and resolve all property and maintenance related issues efficiently, where applicable in conjunction with the maintenance and/or cleaning teams.</li><li>Undertaking weekly visits to all properties and ensuring residents are adhering to the "house rules" and have not abandoned their accommodation.</li><li>Manage reports of Anti-Social Behaviour and where necessary sometimes in conjunction with the Community Probation Practitioner (CPP) and actively engage in conflict resolution wherever possible.</li><li>Build positive relationships with the residents and appropriately deal with any emergency situations which may arise during the course of work under guidance from local management teams and other professionals.</li><li>Meeting tight deadlines and making properties available within agreed timescales.</li><li>Inventory management of all soft furnishings and sundry items.</li><li>To keep accurate and timely records in accordance with departmental policy</li><li>To attend mandatory training and participate in staff development courses as appropriate.</li></ul>Personal Characteristics: Skills: The post holder must have the following skills: <ul><li>Confident communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills and be flexible towards residents needs.</li><li>Extremely well organised.</li><li>Able to work well under pressure.</li><li>The ability to prioritize.</li><li>Able to work alone and part of a team.</li><li>Have an interest and willingness to train.</li><li>Network with local and national agencies.</li><li>Full and current manual driving licence.</li></ul>Knowledge: <ul><li>Experience in the social housing sector, ideally having worked with people at risk of homelessness.</li><li>Experience of supporting individuals with complex trauma and issues</li><li>Direct knowledge of People on Probation (POP) and the challenges they face would be a distinct advantage.</li></ul>Behaviour: <ul><li>Empathetic and supportive of residents while recognising the need to uphold and adhere to rules.</li><li>Resilient and able to deal with people who's presentation may be complex and sometimes challenging.</li><li>Methodical in approach to ensure everything is done accurately and comprehensively.</li><li>Keen to support colleagues and ensure the business is working cohesively and to the same objectives.</li><li>Keen on a strong compliance culture.</li><li>Able to work without direction.</li><li>Adaptability and being prepared to help out if circumstances require.</li><li>Keen to lead by example.</li></ul>We would expect you at all times to: <ul><li>act with integrity</li><li>act with due skill, care and diligence</li><li>act with professionalism</li><li>be open and co-operative with colleagues</li><li>act with compassion to those both within the Company and those who we support in the accommodation.</li></ul>We believe our values should reflect in our behaviour towards our colleagues, partners and residents while we work to achieve our Strategy 2024&gt;29. These values are to be; Innovative, Dynamic, Dependable, Respectful, and Kind. The Housing Network is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. As an employer we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience, demonstrating our commitment to capturing the value of "expertise by experience" and providing More than a Voice for our residents. All job offers are subject to a DBS check (level to be advised through the hiring process) and references.

Specialist Supported Housing Officer

We have an excellent 9-12 month Maternity cover opportunity for someone who shares our enthusiasm and passion about delivering a service to our tenants, making them feel front and centre of our services and at the forefront of what we do. This is a role where you have a genuine opportunity to improve the lives of our customers - a deeply reward and fulfilling role for the right individual. Your role is key to the continued improvement of customer satisfaction and safety in the neighborhood and buildings in which they live. Being an integral part of the Customer Excellence team opens the door on a whole range of future options and career progression. As an Estates Officer, a typical day might include: <ul><li>Delivering a high-quality service that ensures the estates are kept clean, tidy and free from hazards, helping customers to enjoy their home and neighbourhood responsibly; by performing and co-ordinating a full range of estate services and building checks to ensure that our neighbourhoods are safe and pleasant places where people want to live. </li><li>Record and undertake regular structured audits to monitor communal blocks and neighbourhoods; ensuring that any action required is completed in required timescales.</li><li>Time controlled audit and recording of the condition of communal buildings and related facilities, carrying out checks on the safety and security as per procedures, including the testing of fire prevention, fire evacuations and testing for Legionella. </li><li>Monitoring contractor performance, ensuring detailed records are maintained and carrying out relevant inspections to ensure high quality work on behalf of Acis. Raising and agreeing resolution of any contractor non performance for the residents and on behalf of Acis, in the first instance.</li><li>Identifying, planning and actioning improvements to the estate service we provide</li><li>Planning and ensuring work for both internal and external communal clearance teams are kept to timescales and completed to a safe and satisfactory manner standard.</li><li>Proactively working and negotiating with our stakeholders and partners to optimise the best outcomes for our customers and adding value for money </li><li>Collating proof, putting into a court format to enforce tenancy breaches, where there is evidence of a breach of the 'by laws' for tipping on our land </li><li>You will collate and record meter readings to ensure value for money; identifying and dealing with any anomalies</li><li>Being out and about in our neighbourhoods, talking to customers, solving problems - you will be our eyes and ears in the areas where we work</li></ul>What we need to see to consider your application (don't worry if you don't tick every box): <ul><li>Competent computer skills in word, excel, outlook and be willing to learn new programs.</li><li>Willing to undertake the basic relevant Fire Safety and Legionella certification. </li><li>A confident lone worker with the ability to work with others as part of a dispersed and dynamic team.</li><li>Willingness and ability to work occasional flexible hours to suit Customer and Business. </li><li>Ability to maintain excellent and accurate reporting in a timely manner. </li><li>Excellent inter-personal and negotiation skills</li><li>Highly motivated and an excellent problem solver, to improve the neighbourhoods for residents</li><li>Ability to be organised, prioritise tasks and plan work efficiently</li><li>Ability to communicate at all levels and have a nonjudgmental and calm approach </li><li>A professional persona, as the role includes attending internal and external meetings and site visits with colleagues </li><li>Resilience. Working in social housing is a challenging but rewarding career, you'll be helping to keep our customers safe and bring real change to their lives.</li></ul>This is what will make you stand out from the crowd: <ul><li>Knowledge of undertaking monthly inspections on fire prevention and safety equipment, i.e. fire doors, fire blankets, hose reels, extinguishers.</li><li>Knowledge of undertaking weekly remedial actions to prevent Legionella.</li><li>Experience of cross team and stakeholder working.</li><li>Adept at change, having got hands on experience living and breathing new ways of working.</li><li>Happy working in an office and field environment.</li><li>Designing signage and general advice letters. </li><li>Ability to search for value for money, either by sourcing labour and/or materials. </li><li>Desire to do what's right.</li><li>Happy to roll up your sleeves and help.</li></ul>Being part of the Acis team, you'll get: <ul><li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days annual leave every year plus bank holidays (pro rata)</li><li>Pension contributions up to 10%</li><li>The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.</li><li>One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)</li><li>Staff benefits with Paycare - A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more</li><li>Benefits with Acis Perkz - a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more!</li><li>Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers</li><li>Long service awards for our loyal employees</li><li>Cycle to work scheme</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it</li><li>Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development</li><li>Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme</li></ul>As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application. Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we're happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need

Estate Officer

Annual salary: up to £28,917.00 Housing Support Officer Sheffield Salary up to £28,917 per annum Full time - Permanent, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday Including company vehicle and fuel card or £3,500 company car allowance Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs. About the Role: Due to contract expansion, we are seeking for a Housing Support Officer to join our team. This is an exciting position that works exclusively to support Asylum seekers going through their right to work Asylum application process with the home office. The ideal candidate will be resilient, trustworthy, caring, a people person and extremely empathetic to others. As a Housing Support Officer every day is different, no day is the same. Although this role comes with it challenges it is an extremely rewarding role. As a Housing Support Officer your main duties will include but not limited to ensuring service users are supported at various stages of their Asylum application process including any safeguarding and welfare issues you come across, providing practical and emotional support to service users, monitoring service users' wellbeing and support needs and ensuring all records are updated and accurate for home office audit purposes. It is essential to maintain boundaries and being resilient to ensure a professional and a well-defined service is provided to always meet the needs of the service users. Role Criteria: <ul><li>Experience of working with vulnerable and diverse client groups</li><li>Experience and understanding of safeguarding</li><li>Ability to identify individuals and family need and recognise the required support packages to maintain independence</li><li>Experience working with mental health and or challenging behaviour</li><li>To communicate effectively with colleagues, local authorities, and service users</li><li>Experience with record keeping and risk assessments</li><li>Ability to work under own initiative</li><li>Resilient</li><li>You will be supportive, trustworthy, a good listener, approachable and empathetic to others</li><li>Flexible and happy to travel</li><li>Full UK driving license</li></ul>All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity &amp; Security checks before commencement of employment. As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance &amp; BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years. Benefits we can offer you <ul><li>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays</li><li>Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!</li><li>Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.</li><li>Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more</li><li>Family friendly policies</li><li>Company Vehicle and Fuel Card</li><li>Access to EAP Counselling sessions</li></ul>Required Qualifications: Accurate Record-keeping, Customer Service, Internal and External Liaison, Risk Management, Service Improvement Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Beth Dunford (<a href="mailto:beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk" target="_blank">beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk</a>) If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way. At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all. We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers. In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.

Housing Support Officer

Rotherham, Barnsley &amp; Doncaster About us Target Housing is a charity and registered social landlord. Over the past 30 years we have shown that stable accommodation and support can help transform lives. We work in a psychologically and trauma informed way to empower people to achieve independence. Target delivers the highest standard of housing and support to enable vulnerable people to live independently, fulfil their potential and contribute to their communities and wider society. In a typical week... You will have an allocated caseload of tenants who you will support for the agreed contractual hours within their tenancies with the aim of supporting them to eventually move onto independent living. We take a multi-agency approach to ensure the most comprehensive amount of support is provided for the tenants needs. The South Yorkshire AST project operates across Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham and you may be required to work in one, or potentially, across all of these areas. Target is a collaborative organisation and have several office locations where you can access additional guidance from colleagues and management. Working hours are generally 9am to 5pm with a 20-minute unpaid lunch break. JOB DESCRIPTION Main Purpose To provide high quality housing and support services to residents in order to assist them to sustain their tenancies. Specific tasks <ul><li>Assist residents when moving in, or out of Target accommodation.</li></ul><ul><li>Assess the circumstances, aspirations and needs of each resident in order to make a support plan that is relevant to the resident and realistic in its achievement.</li></ul><ul><li>Act as residents' keyworker offering advice and support to negotiated and agreed support planning to enable them to develop their skills for independent living.</li></ul><ul><li>Assist residents to maximise their income and to manage their personal budgets.</li></ul><ul><li>Support residents to understand their rights and responsibilities under their occupancy agreements.</li></ul><ul><li>Support and motivation to residents encouraging them to achieve personal goals.</li></ul><ul><li>Carry out regular resident risk assessment and ensure it is properly recorded and copied to relevant officers in the organisation.</li></ul><ul><li>Review support plans periodically and adapt them according to changing needs</li></ul><ul><li>Make sure residents pay the rent due to Target Housing as required by the occupancy agreement. Assist residents with their benefit claims where necessary.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitor residents' handling of Target Housing property and consumption of gas &amp; electricity.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitor residents' compliance with their occupancy agreements. Inform Service Manager who will then act to resolve non-compliance issues.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitor occupancy to ensure that properties have not been abandoned or damaged and take prompt action when it happens to avoid unnecessary costs to TH.</li><li>Where appropriate, help residents with budgeting. Negotiate with other bodies on behalf of the resident on the repayment of arrears such as rent owed to the Local Authority Housing Department.</li><li>Liaise with the Probation Service and any other appropriate bodies to ensure that all are aware of relevant information.</li><li>Enable and support the service user to deal with conflict and disputes amongst service users and between service users and neighbours.</li></ul><ul><li>Assist in the delivery and development of resident activities.</li></ul><ul><li>Keep all prescribed records in order that the value of the tenant support service can be audited and comply with confidentiality policy.</li></ul><ul><li>Build links with external organisations, to maintain constructive working relations and to ensure resident's needs are met.</li></ul><ul><li>Participate in office duty arrangements.</li></ul><ul><li>Provide cover for absent Housing Support Assistants &amp; Supported Housing Assistant.</li></ul><ul><li>Accompany a colleague to an appointment or visit where dual attendance is required.</li></ul>General tasks <ul><li>Attend and participate in training sessions or activities as required.</li></ul><ul><li>Participate in team meetings and supervision as required,</li></ul><ul><li>Perform other such duties as may be required to further the aims of Target Housing within the Health and Safety requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Adhere to all of Target Housing's policies and procedures in particular our Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Health and Safety policies.</li></ul><ul><li>Carry out other such duties as directed by senior managers as appropriate to the aims of Target Housing.</li></ul>Person specifications <ul><li>Understanding of services provided to vulnerable groups</li></ul><ul><li>Understanding of delivering supported housing services.</li></ul><ul><li>Understanding of delivering services to residents in housing and supported accommodation</li></ul><ul><li>Basic knowledge of Welfare Benefits System. </li></ul><ul><li>An understanding of risk assessments and support planning</li></ul><ul><li>Understanding of the Judiciary System in the UK</li></ul>Competencies Customer Focus (Critical) Integrity (Critical) Team Working (Critical) Confidence &amp; Judgment (Very Important) Communication and Influence (Very Important) Planning &amp; Organising (Important) Technical (Important) You must have your own vehicle and a full UK driving licence for the purpose of this role. There are many great reasons to join our team! <ul><li>Great opportunities for career development</li><li>Allocated training</li><li>Mileage Compensation</li><li>Access Membership to Westfield Health &amp; Lifetime Financial</li><li>Ability to apply for the Blue Light card</li><li>Employer Contributory Company pension scheme (4%)</li><li>A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted.</li></ul>Target welcomes applications from all members of the community. Target reserves the right to close this role earlier than stated should the number of applications suffice.

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