Housing Manager

Housing Manager
Permanent, Full-time 37.5 hpw
Based from Reading office with flexible working
Salary up to £28,000 dependent on skills and experience
Plus brilliant benefits!
 
Empowering to live rewarding and happy lives. Thats when it hits home

At Home Group its critical we continue to deliver services for our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and our awesome colleagues are at the very heart of making that happen. We need brilliant people like you to join our awesome team.

We have fabulous opportunity for you to join our really awesome team as a Housing Manager. Your role in a nutshell is to make our customers happy! Its not just about providing our customers with a home, its about building relationships with them. This means that when it comes to those situations that are a bit difficult or tricky (which do happen from time to time) that we make it easier to deal with.

Yes, we collect rent, chase arrears, fill void properties, manage estates and deal with anti-social behaviour. But its so much more than that. Its also about working closely with our colleagues to make sure that where our customers need support, that we help them to live their best lives!
 
Customer Quotes
On a recent assessment our customers said €œI love my home€, €œI am really happy here€, and €œHome Group do not need to improve anything with the staff they are perfect€
 
About our team
To us were not just a team were a work family. Our managers are Kiron, Morven and Julia who have a vast amount of experience between them. There are 6 of us in the team, and we dont just love to support our customers, were there for each other too!
 
The housing team south west at Home Group is made up of currently five Housing managers; Julie, Lauren, Angie, Carl and Alan with a total of 35 years-experience at Home Group. We all work brilliantly as a team, and enjoy socialising together. Other activities that the team enjoy are, netball, bell ringing, shopping, going to the cinema and Flyball.
The South West Housing Manager team will be happy to share their skills and knowledge and will welcome you into the team
 
You will be working across Berkshire and some of Hampshire, with a bit Slough and Reading too, but primarily in the Wokingham area. You will have the flexibility of working either from home or in one of our local offices. The great news is that well give you the kit to make that easy.
 
Working hours
As a team were critical to supporting our customers. The working week will be 9 to 5:30 Monday to Friday. The good news is that you will have a degree of flexibility, as its the teams unwritten rule that you attend the important appointments in life. So whether its your childs school play, your partners graduation, or to get your new fridge delivered well work with you in what matters. Our focus is on getting the job done, not your working hours!
 
About you
You'll have a proven passion for delivering excellent customer service and a genuine desire to help our customers.  You will demonstrate effective relationship, negotiation, conflict resolutions skills and the ability to self-manage and prioritise.  You'll also need an understanding of housing, neighbourhood management, housing law, universal credit, welfare benefits and how this relates to the work of a Registered Provider.
 
You will be responsible for carrying out generic Housing Management activities including arrears, void management, estate management, customer involvement, income management, lettings and other related tasks.  You will continuously improve services to meet challenging targets and obtain best value for customers, working in partnership with stakeholders, external partners and colleagues.  You will also signpost our customers to our varied access channels within the contact centre, improving their access to our range of services.
 
Here at Home Group we have invested heavily in our future and use current and up to date equipment. Youll be issued with the latest kit, which could include a Surface Pro and mobile. So it's really important to us that you are technologically savvy (or at the very least not a technophobe!)
 
It would be amazing if you have worked in this type of environment before, however its your €œcan do€ positive attitude and enthusiasm that are critical to make this role a success. We can nurture your talent, just let us know in your cover letter why you have a passion for working here!
 
As this is a Mobile working and community based role, you need to be able to drive, as well as having access to a car insured for business purposes. Dont worry, well pay you expenses to cover this use!
 
When you join, youll need to have a valid Enhanced Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The great news is that we will pay for that to be done if you dont have a transferrable one.
 
Want to know more?
If youre not reading this advert on our careers pages, press the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! Youll be able to download the Housing Manager Job description, and find out more about Home Group. Weve also got some short films that show you what its like to work here, and we know youll want to find out more about our award winning benefits and rewards package!
 
To apply
Dont delay applying for this brilliant job, as we may close it early if we get lots of applications! Just upload your CV and if you have one, your covering letter (this will help us learn more about you!). If you need them, weve also got some great templates to help you.
 
Youre unique!
Home Group play a big part in tackling prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but colleagues too! You can be yourself here, because we value everything that makes you unique. So whatever your age, race, sexuality, disability, religion, or gender identity, we recognise and celebrate our differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work.