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Homeowner Services Officer Location - Bracknell Salary - £36,986 per annum 37 Hours per week - (Monday - Friday) Sellick Partnership Ltd are assisting a well-established housing organisation with the recruitment of a Homeowner Services Officer to manage a wide portfolio taking full responsibility for leasehold management click apply for full job details

This Role: Collections Officer known internally as a "Customer Accounts Advisor" Location: Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1LA - Free on-site parking subject to availability Salary Banding: £28,044 - £29,519 Full Time Permanent Post based on a 37.5hr working week. Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for an individual who is passionate about providing an exceptional customer experience and looking for a new role in collections. Do you enjoy speaking with customers and solving their problems with empathy and understanding? If so, we want to hear from you, as here at MTVH we are looking for a Customer Accounts Advisor based within our Income Collections Team to join our established Customer Service Department. This role: As a Customer Accounts Advisor your role will be to proactively review and manage Home Ownership accounts that are in static or increasing arrears, and sometimes at risk of legal action or eviction. Empathy and a desire to help others is vital to understand each customers situation and look for possible avenues of income recovery, while also being firm and clear with outcomes and expectations. Key responsibilities: Engage with our customers by phone, usually through outbound contact and less frequently through inbound, also via email and letters where required. Prevent and reduce arrears by providing information and support, negotiate and implement payment arrangements, and signpost for external funding where applicable. Assist with welfare benefits related issues and queries, using knowledge of this area to help residents maximise potential income. Consult with internal teams and external agencies in order to reach resolutions and maximise the support our residents receive. Follow the debt recovery process, taking cases through the legal process until concluded where necessary. What you'll need to succeed: Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate and deliver clear messages. Collections experience is essential. Knowledge of the Homeownership tenure is essential and a good understanding of the Social Housing section is desirable. Be able to work and manage your caseload independently, as well as working within the team to achieve shared targets. Great attention to detail and be process driven. Empathy combined with judgement and facts established to assess and decide on the best course of action for each case. Prior knowledge of the welfare benefits system, and a background in collections or within social housing would be desirable. In line with our smarter working approach, hybrid working is available for this post to be discussed at interview. Office days will be an alternate basis, with shifts ranging between 8am 6pm, Monday to Friday. You will have access to your rota and shift pattern at least 4 weeks in advance. Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England. We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people. We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities. A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector. In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them. Phone: (phone number removed) Email: (url removed)

Homeowner Services Officer Location - Bracknell Salary - 36,986 per annum 37 Hours per week - (Monday - Friday) Sellick Partnership Ltd are assisting a well-established housing organisation with the recruitment of a Homeowner Services Officer to manage a wide portfolio taking full responsibility for leasehold management. Job responsibilities for the Homeowner Services Officer: Your main purpose as a Homeowner Services Officer will be to manage a portfolio of leasehold, freehold and shared ownership properties, taking full responsibility for leasehold management and providing specialist advice to our customers both internally and externally. You will confidently lead on the scrutinising and management of service charge enquiries, investigating and remedying lease breaches, handling lease extension claims alongside our legal teams and acting as a point of contact for other lease specific enquiries and processes. Provide specialist advice on lease covenants, subletting, alterations and lease variations. Provide expert leasehold advice on clauses pertaining to leases, covenants and demised areas and leaseholder rights and responsibilities. Support our Leasehold Admin Officer with consents where necessary and take appropriate enforcement action when required for breach of lease covenants Knowledge, skills and experience required You'll be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in both leasehold and shared ownership products, together with an understanding of the legislation affecting these customers (in particular the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, Landlord and Tenant Act and Building Safety Act 2022). You'll have demonstrable knowledge and experience of applying Leasehold law relating to assignments, consents, enfranchisement, lease extensions, breach of covenants and service charges. You'll need to be able to deal with difficult, sensitive and challenging behaviour and situations in a calm and professional manner, whilst using your initiative to problem solve. If you feel well-suited to the role or would like to discuss it further, please apply or contact Josh Meek at Sellick Partnership Ltd - Derby office Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

This Role: Estate Coordinator Location: Empire House, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1FY Salary Range: £27,886 - £29,353 based on a 37.5hr working week Contract Type: Permanent This is a fantastic opportunity for a customer focused individual to join our Housing Team in managing a mix tenure development which consists of multiple blocks. There are aspects of this role which applicants may find similar to the position of concierge, caretaker, fire warden, facilities person. You will be our face of MTVH on a day-to-day basis providing support to our diverse customer base, whilst ensuring that our internal and external service providers fulfil their duties to a high standard within the building. This role will see you working alongside our Local Housing Managers who are responsible for both our tenants and homeowners. Duties: To provide a high-quality estate management service, ensuring outstanding customer service and delivery across tenures including leaseholder, shared owners and tenants. Be the accountable Officer providing an efficient, co-ordinated, customer focused service that meets local needs and delivers high standards. Proactively work with colleagues, customers and stakeholders to co-ordinate services and maximise customer satisfaction. What you'll need to succeed : We are looking for a motivated individual that wants to make a difference in the community, is enthusiastic, customer focused good at problem solving and enjoys helping people. You must enjoy a challenge and confidently resolve conflict and make difficult decisions using your own initiative. And genuinely care and be confident in your own abilities to drive change. Experience of dealing with customers from different backgrounds, presenting with complex or challenging needs is essential. Experience of working in a social housing setting is preferred but not essential. Strong administrative & IT skills with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy in writing, reporting and numeracy. The ability to plan your day efficiently, be organised and, have a can-do approach to finding solutions and will demonstrate the ability to thrive in collaborating with others to achieve desired outcomes. This post operates within the office hours of 9-5 Monday to Friday. Flexibility will be required due to the nature of this role. To meet our commitment to providing safe, high-quality services to our customers and as part of our onboarding service we will complete a Basic level background check with the Disclosure and Barring service once an offer of employment is made. This will be renewed every three years. Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England. We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people. We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities. A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector. In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them. Phone: (phone number removed) Email: (url removed)

Allocations and Temporary Accommodation Service TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION OFFICER To be accountable to the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer for the management of Temporary Accommodation, including Council, Registered Providers, Private Sector Leased and Emergency Overnight Accommodation. For the provision of a tenancy and support service to homeless households To undertake the sign-up of applicants being admitted to temporary accommodation and to act as a point of contact in resolving any issues that arise. MAIN DUTIES: To identify and report repairs within Temporary Accommodation units to Property Services staff and other landlords, ensuring that accommodation is maintained to the highest possible standard. To have responsibility for visiting households that have been assisted with temporary or other housing options and for advising them on: payment of charges, tenure conditions and security, utilities, reporting of repairs and provision of furnishings. To carry out regular visits to all temporary accommodation units, both within and outside the borough, to ensure that properties are being occupied and are being maintained to the appropriate standard. To arrange for the termination or withdrawal of a placement as required. To identify service users with support needs and refer them to appropriate support or resettlement services. To liaise closely with support services industry statutory agencies to ensure that the needs of vulnerable applicants are identified and assessed. To be aware of safeguarding (children s & adults) procedures and monitor, record and discuss any concerns with a manager / relevant agencies. Also take appropriate action when necessary, always in conjunction with a manager . To provide reports on casework as requested by the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer. To ensure that comprehensive and accurate records are kept of all customer contacts and casework updating IT and/or manual systems as required. To ensure the effective collection of rent, charges and arrears and for taking appropriate action to ensure that loss of income is kept under control and that performance meets DHS targets. To offer advice and assistance to customers on a range of matters, including: allocations and choice based lettings, housing options, welfare and housing benefits, homelessness assessments, tenancy conditions and provision of support. To contact other internal and external agencies on their behalf as necessary. To liaise with Housing Benefits, Benefits Agency and employers in order to assist in the collection of rent and other charges. To be responsible for the verification of documents required by housing benefits to enable them to meet their statutory duty when assessing payments of benefit. To issue Notice to Quits and be responsible for taking appropriate legal action when necessary. To compile legal statements for court attendance and to represent the Council at proceedings. To have a good knowledge of court procedures. To coordinate all services required when obtaining possession of a property. To deal with breaches of conditions of tenancy including nuisance and racial harassment. To interview tenants, leaseholders and homeowners as necessary, determining remedial action, and dealing with complaints. To attend allocations interviews in order to advise customers of the conditions of tenancy, and to provide information for them on the property including provision of furniture and equipment and availability of local amenities and services. To ensure that the tenancy or licence agreement is completed and to input details of allocations onto computerised systems. To assist occupiers moving into permanent accommodation by advising on removal arrangements, social fund and other benefits. To arrange for accounts to come off charge, the collection of keys and for organising the renewal of door locks as necessary To assist in the identification of properties that could be used as temporary accommodation and the hand back of dwellings no longer required for use as temporary accommodation. To investigate cases of abandoned property, unauthorised occupation and sub-letting occurring in Council owned temporary accommodation, taking the appropriate action to resolve the problem. To respond to enquiries and complaints including from elected members and external agencies, ensuring that responses meet quality standards and are completed within performance target timescales. To assist in statistical monitoring, customer surveys, consultation activities or other exercises to increase the effectiveness of the service. To assist in the training and induction of staff as requested by the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer. To attend training sessions, development, supervision and casework meetings as requested by the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer. To have a working knowledge of legislation and policy in relation to homelessness, allocations and tenancy rights. To be responsible for the distribution of emergency cash payments in accordance with agreed procedures. As directed by the Senior Temporary Accommodation Officer, to undertake any other work appropriate to the level and general nature of the post s duties. To carry out all duties with due regard to the provision of health and safety regulations and legislation, the Councils Equal Opportunities and Customer Care policies, and the new technology Agreement. To participate in the Council s out of hour s standby rota, responding to homeless emergencies as well as problems that arise in temporary accommodation and supported housing projects. The standard hours of work for this post will total a minimum of 35 hours per week. Obligatory