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Our client, an Essex based local council, has a fantastic opportunity for a temporary Sheltered Housing Officer to manage one of their over 60's independent living schemes in South Essex.
Key duties:
- Daily welfare checks and responding to any emergency calls.
- Provide housing management and tenancy sustainment advice, including support for low-level arrears.
- Assist with viewings, lettings, sign-ups and inductions for new tenants.
- Conduct regular health and safety checks to ensure scheme compliance (fire safety, telecare) and following up on any actions or identified issues.
- Maintain and update support plans and risk assessments.
- Promote tenant led initiatives and social activities.
- Ensure that the scheme remains in a safe and secure state.
Skills required:
- Experience in managing a sheltered housing scheme with older or vulnerable residents.
- Strong housing management experience including legislation and best practice related to sheltered housing.
- Thorough knowledge of health and safety.
- Skilled in completing assessments and support plans.
- Knowledge of dealing with Safeguarding issues to ensure alerts are made efficiently and sensitively.
- Confidence to work independently on site five days a week.
Applicants must have access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license.
An Enhanced DBS.
This role is based at the scheme five days a week.
Six-month temporary role.
