Housing Officer
Location: Cambuslang Gate
Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £29,326 - £34,399
Responsibilities
Deliver a wide range of housing services to customers, including homelessness, allocations, estate management, rent recovery, and anti‑social behaviour. Provide support and advice within a housing‑related environment, demonstrating understanding of current legislation and issues. Organise and prioritise workload effectively, responding quickly to changing priorities to maintain a quality service. Liaise effectively with a variety of agencies and stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
- Similar experience of working within a housing‑related environment
- Understanding of current issues and legislation relating to homelessness, allocations, estate management, rent recovery and anti‑social behaviour
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with a variety of agencies
Benefits
- Enrolment in award‑winning local government pension scheme
- Option to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme to increase pension value
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Up to 10 days public holiday entitlement
- Occupational sick pay
- Family‑friendly policies – flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
- Employee discounts – including cinema
- Cycle to Work Scheme, physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program
- Access to South Lanarkshire Council's Car Pool Scheme
Equal Opportunities and Inclusion
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sectors, including under‑represented groups, those with disabilities, care‑experienced background, BAME, military service background, and new Scots. Disability‑Confident employers guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet essential criteria. We also guarantee an interview to armed forces community members meeting essential criteria.
Disclosures and Checks
This post is excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020 and considered a regulated role for children and adults under the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Candidates must not be barred from working with children or adults. Preferred candidates will join the PVG Scheme or undergo an update check. Overseas criminal record checks are required for applicants born outside the UK or who have lived or worked abroad for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.
Contact Details:
CIH International Housing Group Recruitment Team
