Localities Housing Officer
Permanent
Grade C - 35412 to 41771
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.50 hours per week
Hybrid working
We are a Living Wage Employer and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Housing Management team supporting our council tenants and overseeing the management of our 59000 council properties.
City Housing is embarking on a transformation journey to improve the services provided to residents the Housing Officer role is key to developing that relationship with our residents to ensure they feel safe and supported within their homes. As a front facing customer role you will be the main contact for our tenants and will deal with a wide range of issues to enable residents to sustain their tenancies. You will be responsible for conducting tenancy visits dealing with anti-social behaviour resident engagement and addressing ongoing tenancy issues.
This role is very much about working with our residents the community and partners within your designated locality to deliver an excellent Housing Management service. You will be expected to work face to face with customers and provide a visible presence within your area. Previous experience of working within housing sector environment is desirable.
Please be aware that there will be elements of lone working within this role.
If you are someone who places the customer at the heart of what you do we would love to hear from you.
There are vacancies for the following areas:Central/North East and South
Interviews for this role will be held in New Year 2026.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Supporting Statement should be no more than 1500 words.
Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Supporting Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact Resourcing@ ref 3537
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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