Housing Officer (Supported Housing)

We have two opportunities for a full time permanent Housing Officer to join our Supported Housing team.

One of the roles will be based out of our Newbury office, covering our supported housing properties in either Oxfordshire or Berkshire, and the other based from Bristol.

This will be a hybrid role working in the office, at home and out in the field with our customers, visiting properties and liaising with our partners.

The starting salary is £32,000 - £40,000 depending on experience.

The role

Our Supported Housing team provide a wide range of services, including temporary accommodation for adults, young people and families at risk of homelessness, Housing First tenancies, housing for adults and young people with disabilities or mental illness, those experiencing domestic abuse, extra care housing and individual properties for customers with identified support needs.

As a Housing Officer you'll use your knowledge and skills to provide a comprehensive and effectivetenancy and estate management functionfor customers in our supported housing properties.

It's an intensive and varied housing management role where you'll be dealing with a range of tasks including tenancy management, neighbourhood standard inspections, managing lettings and management queries and liaising with our care providers.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in a Housing role
• An understanding of supporting vulnerable people
• Experience of working with internal and external partners
• Empathy and resilience
• The ability to be self-motivated and highly organised
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle

What we offer you

As a member of the Supported Housing Team you will be part of an engaging, friendly and supportive working environment.

We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.

Some of our benefits include:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional Wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Enhanced paternity pay - 6 weeks full pay (after 26 weeks' service)
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP services

About us

At SNG (Sovereign Network Group) we provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.

We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength will enable us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.