At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships, manage housing issues, and ensure safe neighbourhoods.
- Company: Join a supportive team at Home Group, one of the UK's Great Places to Work.
- Benefits: Enjoy 34-39 days leave, paid volunteering days, and competitive pension contributions.
- Other info: Full-time role with flexible working and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in communities while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing management and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 29236 - 35000 £ per year.
About the role
Salary £29,236 - £35,000 depending on experience plus 34 days leave, rising to 39, and 2 paid volunteering days each year.
Home, a place where you belong. You’ll shape safe, welcoming neighbourhoods where people feel proud to live. This is a role where your decisions matter, your relationships count, and your days are never the same. If you enjoy being out in communities, solving problems early, and working with people who genuinely care, this is a move that gives you purpose, trust, and the space to do your best work.
What you’ll do:
- Build trusted relationships with customers across your patch and local communities.
- Take ownership of housing issues from first contact through to resolution.
- Manage anti-social behaviour cases early to keep neighbourhoods safe and welcoming.
- Carry out estate inspections and work with contractors to keep homes compliant.
- Work with partners to support customers and protect income for reinvestment.
Why join us:
You’ll be supported by great people in our fabulous Home Group culture, where kindness, collaboration, and doing the right thing matter. You’ll have room to grow, try new things, and build a long-term career, with learning encouraged at every stage. You’ll be trusted to work in a way that suits you, while making a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work!
You have:
- Experience in housing management or a similar customer focused role.
- Confidence managing anti-social behaviour and complex customer situations.
- Knowledge of housing law, safeguarding, and sustaining tenancies.
- Strong organisation skills and take ownership from start to finish.
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Stronger together:
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits:
- Temporary (12 months contract), full time (37.5 hpw) covering Braintree, Canvey Island and surrounding areas.
- You'll spend 3 days in the community per week.
- You need a vehicle insured for business use, and we pay your mileage.
- You need an Enhanced DBS check that we pay for.
What’s in it for you?
- 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a me day) and the option to buy 5 more each year.
- 2 paid volunteering days each year.
- Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary).
- Instant pay access with Stream.
- 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more.
Finally:
For reasonable adjustments email. Roles can close early, so don’t delay applying.
Housing Manager in Braintree employer: Home Group Limited
Home Group is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth, offering a supportive legal team environment in the vibrant Newcastle city centre. With a commitment to inclusion and flexibility, employees enjoy generous benefits such as 34 days of leave, a matching pension contribution, and family-friendly policies, making it a truly rewarding place to build a meaningful career in housing management law.
