Local Authority Housing, Housing Officer for Older People, South West London

Local Authority Housing, Housing Officer for Older People, South West London 
Pay rate to £26 to £28 per hour 
Contract role, Local Authority Housing 
 
We are recruiting for an experienced Housing Officer for Older People in the Kingston area. 
This is a contract role, and you will need experience in a Local Authority Housing team 
 
Profile 

• Delivering an integrated housing service at our schemes to older and vulnerable tenants and to work  closely with other teams, councillors and Tenants & Residents Associations to achieve  and maintain sustainable tenancies in sustainable communities, and ensure the safety  and security of older and vulnerable residents.  

• Providing a proactive and customer focused housing management service across a  designated area and ensuring that the Council fulfils its legal and contractual  obligations to tenants and leaseholders.  

• Maintaining the wellbeing and safety of residents in their homes and shared spaces. 

• Acting as a regular and visible presence to customers, taking action to make sure that  homes and communal areas are safe and well maintained and providing advice,  information and reports on any housing management matter.  

• Championing resident and community engagement and involvement at all times.  

• The role reports directly to the Lead Officer for Housing for Older People (HfOP) and is  responsible for providing a housing management service to an allocated patch of  properties. This will consist of HfOP schemes and mixed tenure properties in the  community. There is currently no line management responsibility. 

 
 
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Housing setting. 
 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.