Housing Officer
Venn Group
- Reading
- £31,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage a supported housing schemes with tenancies in the South East region.
- Monitor allocations, sign up new tenants, prepare tenancy agreements and conduct right to rent checks.
- Provide intensive housing management support to tenants, explaining tenancy conditions and available services.
- Submit and monitor housing benefit claims, address rent arrears, and liaise with Revenue and Benefits team.
- Conduct regular visits, audits, inspections, and report repair/maintenance issues.
- Support tenants struggling to sustain tenancy by signposting to relevant services (welfare rights, money advice, employment, etc.).
- Liaise with statutory, voluntary, and private organizations related to housing and tenant support.
- Investigate and deal with breaches of tenancy, serve notices, attend court hearings if required.
- Experience working in housing with a desire to progress in the sector
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage their own diary
- Knowledge of UK housing Benefit Systems
- Enhanced DBS
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