Supported Housing Officer - 6901
Supported Housing Officer - 6901
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Title: Supported Housing Officer
Contract Type: Permanent 35 hours per week
Grade: 7
Location: Stratford London or Trafford Manchester
London Salary: Starting salary 35951 per annum
Benefitsinclude: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution) 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service Bank Holidays Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme andmany more
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Closing date for completed applications: 23rdJuly 2025 at 11:59pm
Interviews will be held via MS Teams on: 4th August 2025
An exciting job opportunity has become available for the right candidate to join us as a Housing Officer within our L&Q Living Housing Management Team. Independent Living is an integral part of what we do delivering services primarily for our customers aged 55 and over.
We are an aspirational and forward-thinking team responsible for delivering quality housing to our customers. As our customers are always at the heart of our service we strive to deliver excellent services to the local community and work with our customers to enable them to maintain their independence and live well.
You will be covering a patch of six schemes across the Medway in Kent and the London Boroughs of Bexley and Richmond providing frontline housing management for our vulnerable customers.
You will be responsible for all housing management functions including carrying out health and safety checks ensuring maintenance or repair work has been carried out resolving neighbourly disputes or incidents of anti-social behaviour and offering tenancy advice to our vulnerable customers or their support agencies.
You will be a hard-working individual who works well under pressure and is passionate about providing excellent customer service to our customers and other stakeholders.
To be successful in the role you will have:
- Housing Management experience working with vulnerable people
- Working knowledge of Health and safety requirements in relation to property management
- Proficient in using complex IT and housing systems with ability to use MS Office applications and remote working technology.
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to write clearly and accurately in various stylesincluding letters newsletters and witness statementsand proven experience in report writing.
- Proven ability to solve problems independently and creatively with strong customer focus and confidence in managing challenging situations while positively adapting to change and demonstrating empathy toward others.
Whilst normal office working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm occasional out of hours working may be required to meet the needs of our customers.
This is an essential car user post to which an additional monthly allowance is paid. The post holder is required to hold a fulldriving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for Business Use.
About L&Q:
Were one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporatevalues and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email
At L&Q sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UKs largest housing associations.
Clickhereto find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
