Job Introduction
Passionate about helping vulnerable people and possessing housing management experience? We need you!
Our Sheltered Accommodation housing delivers homes for thousands of people who face challenges in today’s housing climate. Our residents include older people, people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health needs as well as people who have experienced homelessness. We strive to ensure that, regardless of need, our residents can lead their lives at home with dignity, in safety and in control.
What you'll doNotting Hill Genesis, one of London's largest housing associations are now recruiting for two frontline Supported Housing Officers, with part-time and full-time opportunities available:
- Part-time, 28 hours per week at Bramley Gardens, W11
- Full-time, 35 hours per week at Park Court, W6.
As the principal housing contact for supported housing residents, the Supported Housing Officer will deliver housing management. We know that having a safe, secure home is fundamental to everyone’s wellbeing. Your role will often include working in partnership with other agencies and advocating for residents, as well as setting clear expectations with residents, so they consistently have the information and assistance to sustain their tenancies.
How you'll do itYou will be personally committed to delivering the highest quality housing management services. You will ensure that our homes are well-managed, with minimised voids, maximised income, and above all offer positive environments for our residents.
This is a challenging and rewarding role. You will be adept at-risk management, have good judgement, strong interpersonal skills and a passion for excellent customer service.
To apply for this role, you will need to provide your CV and supporting statement. Please note a supporting statement is not a cover letter. You will need to address the behaviours and essential criteria listed on the role profile and provide examples of how you demonstrate these skills. Please see the Role Profile for further details.
We are looking for examples of the following to be addressed in your statement:
- Experience of working in a similar setting, providing housing management for vulnerable or older individuals
- How you have dealt with challenging situations for the benefit of a resident
- Why you are the ideal candidate for this role
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Therefore, an enhanced check will be requested in the event of you being offered the position as part of our pre-employment checking process. What’s in it for you?Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential. Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about usNotting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/ We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/ Selection ProcessStep 1: If you are interested, please send your CV and supporting statement now! Closing date is 31 January 2025. Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others. NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
