Senior Housing Officer

Directorate: Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

I am pleased to invite applications for a permanent vacancy for a Senior Housing Officer.

The successful candidate will lead for the housing service on the implementation and successful delivery of the Greasbrough Ward Neighbourhood Management Pilot, being delivered as part of the Housing Service Transformation Programme.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help reshape how housing services are delivered and in doing so enhanced the service offer and outcomes achieved for our customers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Central Locality Housing and Estate Management Team, as Senior Housing Officer. You will lead a dedicated team of Area Housing Officers and Area Housing Assistants within the Greasbrough Ward to test and deliver a new operational model for tenancy and estate management services. This will require innovative thinking, extensive multi-agency working, influencing, shaping and ultimately delivering better quality services and improved outcomes for our tenants and residents.

You will have an understanding of social housing regulations and expectations, experience of working in a housing related or other public service environment and demonstrable experience of working effectively with a range of services, partners and local Ward Members.

You will also have experience of effective engagement with customers and stakeholders with a clear understanding of customer care standards. Also, a sound understanding of dealing with tenancy breaches, anti-social behaviour and supporting our most vulnerable residents.

The ideal candidate will also be able to demonstrate a clear understanding and relevant experience of developing and managing service innovation and change.

You will require Level 7 qualification e.g. Post Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 6 qualification e.g. Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates and Diplomas; plus post qualifying experience or evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience

A Job Description is attached.

It is important that you use the skills/experience box to specify how you fit the requirements for this role - please use extra sheets if necessary. Also attached are the competencies required by Senior Housing Officers which you should include evidence of in your application.

Interview Date 26th October

For an informal discussion in relation to this vacancy, please contact:

Paul Walsh, Head of Housing and Estate Management, paul.walsh@rotherham.gov.uk

or

Karen Milner, Area Housing Manager (Central Locality) karen.milner@rotherham.gov.uk

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.