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Housing Plus Officer

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
14/08/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 06/09/2023 23:59
Salary:
Band 5 - £24,496 - £26,847 (pro rata)
Job Category:
Housing
Vacancy ID:
249650
Employment Location:
South Tyneside
Post Number:
74-2023
Closing date:
6 Sep
Further Information
Hours: 29.5 hours per week

Location: To work across the Borough at Housing Plus schemes

The Company:

South Tyneside Homes is a business that people want to work for and with, so having a culture where people can thrive and enjoy work is important to both our vision and how we approach each day.

Our agile and flexible working environment means that we can support you to get the right work/life balance so you can get on with your job and deliver great results for our customers.

At South Tyneside Homes we manage, maintain and improve 17,000 council homes and estates on behalf of South Tyneside Council. Staff are central to what we do and the services we provide. One of our company’s strategic objectives is to be an “employer of choice, efficient and well-governed” and we aim to have a motivated, well-trained and diverse workforce to help us meet the needs of the business both now and in the future.

If you are passionate and motivated to make a positive lasting impact in South Tyneside, then please read on…

We’re currently looking for a Housing Plus Officer to join our team on a part time contract and help us deliver exciting new changes across our organisation.

The Benefits:

• Salary of £24,496 to £26,847 per annum for full-time hours
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous Annual Leave package of 26 days pro rata rising to 30 days pro rata after 5 years to give you a good work/life balance
• Flexi-time
• Health and Wellbeing Group
• Staff Suggestion Scheme
• Comprehensive Induction
• Access to car lease and electronics schemes
• Reduced cost public transport tickets for travel around Tyne and Wear

The Role:

An opportunity has arisen to join the Housing and Area Management team delivering older persons housing services to the Council’s tenants.

The Housing Plus service delivers supported housing to older people. Our challenge is to deliver services that older people want both now and into the future whilst promoting an active older age for South Tyneside residents. Our Housing Plus Officers play a key role in this and work as part of a large team delivering support to residents in Housing Plus schemes across the Borough.

The person we are looking for will be a team player who is enthusiastic and passionate about delivering excellent customer service to older people. This position will not be specific to a particular scheme therefore you must be flexible, able to drive and have access to a vehicle for work use and be prepared to work from various locations. We provide our critical services 365 days of the year & therefore there is an expectation you will contribute to this rota (additional pay received).

If you are interested in what you have read and meet our criteria, we would love to hear from you.

About You:

We are looking to recruit someone who loves a challenge to join our busy but rewarding team. If you think you can make a difference to the lives of our older tenants and enjoy working using your own initiative, we would be delighted to hear from you. If you would like to make a difference every day but have other commitments and would like the flexibility of a less than full time role, get in touch as this could be the job you are looking for. Please note – we have critical business hours for service delivery within the working week and we would expect the postholder to work their hours in an agreed pattern over 4 or 5 days but do please contact us for an informal discussion if you would like further information about this aspect of the role.

This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to be carried out of which you must complete if you are appointed to the role.

If you would like to know any more, we will be pleased to answer any of your questions on 07776 995448 or email Merrik.robertson@southtynesidehomes.org.uk

If you are interested by what you have read and meet our criteria, we would love to hear from you. Please click “Apply Now” to submit your application via our recruitment portal providing a CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the criteria outlined in the attached Person Specification. Please ensure that you anonymise your CV supporting statement.

Closing date: Wednesday 6th September 2023. BT Typetalkers welcome.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on Friday 15th September 2023

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any specific requirements during the application process.

South Tyneside Homes are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

Should you need to apply using an alternative method, please contact jobs@southtynesidehomes.org.uk or on (0191) 4268344

Internal vacancies only - For any internal candidates applying for secondment opportunity - please discuss this opportunity with your line manager at the earliest opportunity and seek approval prior to applying for the post. Head of Service approval will be required.
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