Housing & Neighbourhood Officer

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The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Housing & Neighbourhoods team at The Guinness Partnership play a crucial role in safeguarding our communities and delivering our social purpose: providing safe, high-quality homes and essential housing services to our residents.
We have a new opportunity for a Housing & Neighbourhood Officer to join us on a full-time permanent contract. The role is field-based, and you will be required to travel regularly around your designated patch of Hounslow, Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent.
As a visible presence within our neighbourhoods, you will be the face of Guinness, providing an accessible service to both homeowners and rental residents. Working in a mobile way, you will spend much of your time out in your patch, meeting residents, building relationships, and resolving issues. You will collaborate closely with Estate Services and other Guinness teams to deliver quick, efficient solutions that create positive outcomes for our residents.
What we are looking for
We believe that how we work is just as important as what we achieve. You will bring strong face-to-face customer service experience and housing knowledge to help us deliver our organisational goals.
You will also be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:
Excellent customer service skills, with strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
The capability to plan and manage your workload effectively without high levels of supervision.
Confidence using mobile technology to work on the go.
Strong resource and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver value for money.
Experience working in an environment of legislative and organisational change.
Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Resilience when handling challenging situations and delivering sustainable outcomes.
Experience in analysing data and drawing informed conclusions.
Desirable criteria:
Experience of working in the housing or property sector
To find out more about the role and the essential requirements for the role, please review the role profile.
If you would like to be part of our team, we would really like to hear from you, create your application today by uploading your CV and cover letter.
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Benefits
Holidays: We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
Competitive Pension Scheme: We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
Benefits Portal: We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. xwzovoh You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
Performance Pay: Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
Life Assurance: For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
Health Plan Options: There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
VDU/DSE: Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
Additional benefits include:
Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
Professional subscription annual payment
Travel season ticket loan
Car lease scheme