Arawak Walton Housing Association

Property Assistant Manchester £24,000 Full-time role- 35 Hours a week We have an exciting position available for a conscientious administrative professional to join us! As our Property Officer, you'll provide a professional, high-quality service, providing effective property compliance and health and safety processes, ensuring adherence to all relevant regulations. Customer focused and organised, you will manage documents and spreadsheets, ensuring all data is accurately recorded and easily accessible. You'll assist with tenant satisfaction surveys, obtaining feedback and updating records, allowing us to continue to improve our services. Customer-focused with experience in an administrative role, you will have great attention to detail and always ensure accuracy. Confident and approachable, you will be IT literate with a basic understanding of Microsoft packages, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and will ensure that the necessary information is recorded accurately onto our administrative systems. You will be able to juggle a variety of tasks simultaneously and adapt to any sudden changes in the priorities, organising your own workload and working to regulated policies and procedures. You will have knowledge or experience in Social Housing and will be keen to develop your own growth and career. You will be educated to GCSE (Grade C / Grade 4 or above) / NVQ or equivalent). We offer a great range of benefits including: 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays. The office is closed over Christmas (25th Dec to 1st Jan inclusive), and a holiday purchase scheme Company pension scheme with 11.4% employer contribution Company funded access to a health cashback plan (HSF UK), where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more. Enhanced sick pay with up to 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives Employee perks via Perkbox Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As a small to medium sized employer, our employees achieve variety, early responsibility, the opportunity to work on their own initiative, to work closely with other people (including senior management) and to have their voice heard. Equality, diversity and inclusion are paramount for us. We are proud to have a team of employees from diverse backgrounds, and we embrace diversity in all that we do. We positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are a Disability Confident employer, and we will work to ensure reasonable adjustments are in place where possible throughout the recruitment journey and into employment. Please note that this role requires an up-to-date enhanced DBS check. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and meet the criteria outlined above, we would love to hear from you.

Head of Property Services Manchester £65,000 Full-time role- 35 hours a week We are looking for an experienced Head of Property Services to join our team. You will be responsible for leading all maintenance and asset management services with a strategic focus on value for money, customer needs and the environmental sustainability agenda. Working with the wider team, you will set strategic goals for the service to ensure priorities are in line with organisational objectives. With experience in property / housing, you will be accustomed to developing and implementing asset management strategies, maximising profits and long-term value. You will prepare and manage annual budgets in relevant areas including stock condition, investment programme and acquisitions, conducting portfolio performance analysis and recommend acquisition, disposal, or repositioning strategies. We are looking for somebody with proven success in a senior leadership position with a focus on delivering great performance. You will hold a relevant construction-related professional qualification (RICS or CIOB) or have significant experience in a similar role. Experience of undertaking stock condition surveys is essential, ensuring all legislative and regulatory requirements are adhered to and HHSRS assessments are undertaken at the time of survey. You will have a good working knowledge of delivering asset management plans for buildings and service improvements with strong commercial / financial track record and experience of leading contractors. You will be keen to improve the lives of our customers by improving their homes. You will be socially aware, with a passion and interest in environmental matters. Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that you have the means and flexibility to travel to our sites as and when required. We offer a great range of benefits including: 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays. The office is closed over Christmas (25th Dec to 1st Jan inclusive), and a holiday purchase scheme Company pension scheme with 11.4% employer contribution Company funded access to a health cashback plan (HSF UK), where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more. Enhanced sick pay with up to 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives Employee perks via Perkbox Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As a small to medium sized employer, our employees achieve variety, early responsibility, the opportunity to work on their own initiative, to work closely with other people (including senior management) and to have their voice heard. Equality, diversity and inclusion are paramount for us. We are proud to have a team of employees from diverse backgrounds, and we embrace diversity in all that we do. We positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are a Disability Confident employer, and we will work to ensure reasonable adjustments are in place where possible throughout the recruitment journey and into employment. Please note that this role requires an up-to-date enhanced DBS check. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and meet the criteria outlined above, we would love to hear from you.