Housing Officer (Supported Housing)

at  Sovereign Housing

We have an opportunity for a full time permanent Housing Officer to join our Supported Housing team.
You’ll be based out of our Bristol or Newbury office, covering our supported housing properties across Bristol, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.
This will be a hybrid role working in the office, at home and out in the field with our customers, visiting properties and liaising with our partners.
The starting salary is £32,000 - £38,000 depending on experience.

ABOUT US

It’s an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.
We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group’s financial strength will enable us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values

Our Supported Housing team provide a wide range of services, including temporary accommodation for adults, young people and families at risk of homelessness, Housing First tenancies, housing for adults and young people with disabilities or mental illness, those experiencing domestic abuse, extra care housing and individual properties for customers with identified support needs.
As a Housing Officer you’ll use your knowledge and skills to provide a comprehensive and effective tenancy and estate management function for customers in our supported housing properties.
It’s an intensive and varied housing management role where you’ll be dealing with a range of tasks including tenancy management, neighbourhood standard inspections, managing lettings and management queries and liaising with our care providers.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in a Housing role
• An understanding of supporting vulnerable people
• Experience of working with internal and external partners
• Empathy and resilience
• The ability to be self-motivated and highly organised
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills