Housing Officer
The Grace Eyre Foundation, Coldean, The City of Brighton and Hove
Housing Officer
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The Grace Eyre Foundation, Coldean, The City of Brighton and Hove
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted today, 25 Apr | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: c3f2e86724614c04b3f72fe4b1c37ab8
Location ref: Coldean, The City of Brighton and Hove
Full Job Description
The housing officer will provide contact, support, advice, and guidance through Intensive Housing Management Plus to support tenants to maintain their tenancy. They will work alongside New Business Manager to manage referrals and the housing waiting list, set up tenancies, make housing benefit applications, respond to day to day repairs/maintenance, record support, liaise with local authorities, outside organisations/landlords/letting agents.
The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community, working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want "good support from kind and friendly people" - so that is what we are looking for!
Introduction to the role:
To lead and support Housing to provide an efficient, responsive, and sensitive housing support plus service to Grace Eyre Housing's current and future tenants with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health needs.
Enhanced holiday entitlement
One paid celebration day a year
Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Generous refer-a-friend scheme
One paid volunteering day a year
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Enhanced death in service
Training and development opportunities
Flexible working opportunities
Electric Vehicle Scheme
We are also:
Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Real Living Wage Employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.