Housing Officer

Salary £32,682 per annum (F/T) / £26,498.92 (P/T)

Location Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

The Vacancy

1 x Full Time (37 hpw) and 1 x Part Time (30 hpw)

Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 6th June 2022 @ 9am

Interview Dates: Tuesday 5th July and Wednesday 6th July 2022

We have two opportunities for Housing Officers (1 x Full Time - 37 hours and 1 x Part Time - 30 hours) to become part of a unique and important customer facing service within our Communities Team.

The Role

There's never been a more important time to work in social housing. You will join a team who strive to sustain tenancies and create Sustainable Communities, by proactively addressing Anti-Social Behaviour and promoting community cohesion by running and developing effective community events, activities and initiatives.

We are here to listen, understand and support. We expect you to be caring and compassionate when people are struggling and identify and report any concerns in relation to safeguarding and tenancy management. If you'd like to be part of a creative and proactive team, we'd love you to consider us.

About You

We're looking for a good communicator, you will have the ability to adapt your communication style to suit individual needs. You may have experience of housing management. However, your attitude, values and behaviours are just as important, and you may be able to demonstrate the transferable skills we're looking for. 

This post requires that the job holder is subject to a DBS check at a basic level.

You are also required to hold a current valid driving licence and have access to an appropriately insured vehicle.

What we can offer in return:

32 days annual leave plus bank holidays and holiday buy back scheme
Agile Working
Pension Scheme - bdht offers a Defined Contribution pension, administered by the Social Housing Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Healthcare Cash Back Scheme
Retail Discounts
Free Parking and Free Refreshments
Life insurance is also available to members of the pension scheme

The Company

BDHT employs 157 people and is dedicated to providing excellent services to our customers by having excellent staff. We are very much a learning organisation. We have a major commitment to identifying transferable skills within our employees and creating opportunities for individuals to grow.

BDHT is a people based organisation and our people are actively encouraged to 'bring their whole selves to work'. The things that are important to you become important to us too.

We believe in our people, and actively support them based upon three core themes: ‘Look after yourself’, ‘Look after your colleagues’ and ‘Look after the business’.

We are a great employer who pays fairly and has excellent terms and conditions. But above all we absolutely recognise that good performance is linked to happy staff, so we actively encourage fun and expect that it is part of the normal working day.

Our Values

Listening

Fair

Honest

Respect

Integrity

Transparent

Inclusive

Our Benefits

Pension Scheme

32 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays

Employee Assistance Programme