At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage housing for older adults, ensuring high-quality support and wellbeing.
- Company: Join ISHA, a community-focused housing association with a strong social purpose.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, competitive salary, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while building positive relationships.
- Qualifications: Compassionate communication skills and strong organisational abilities required.
The predicted salary is between 35760 - 35760 £ per year.
Hours: Part-time, 26 hours per week
Work Pattern: Tuesday – Thursday 9am - 5pm, Friday 9am -2pm
Location: ISHA, 102 Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, N4 2DR
Salary: £35,760 per annum, FTE (£26,565 per annum for 26 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
About the role:
- Lead on the day to day housing management of Extra Care Housing and an Older Adult Scheme ensuring residents receive high quality housing and support services that promote their wellbeing.
- Build positive relationships with residents, care providers and partner agencies to create a safe inclusive and supportive environment.
- Carry out tenancy management and wellbeing checks and respond proactively to changing needs.
- Coordination of activities alongside resident involvement colleagues to encourage social participation among residents.
- Ensure that the health and safety measures are conducted in line with regulations and the schemes are managed in line with safeguarding.
About you:
- Ability to provide support to older and vulnerable adults with compassion.
- Have a professional approach and able to maintain positive relationships through your excellent communication skills.
- Work effectively using strong organisational skills to deal with competing priorities.
- Solution focussed and able to work independently as well as making contributions within the wider team.
- Passionate about culture and collaboration.
Why join ISHA?
- A genuinely community-based and values-led organisation.
- Strong social purpose and commitment to affordable housing.
- New corporate strategy and clear organisational ambition with a commitment to growth in our heartlands.
- Opportunity to shape finance, technology and organisational improvement.
- Flexible and supportive working culture with hybrid working arrangements.
- Competitive pension and benefits package.
Inclusion and Diversity:
We want ISHA to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBTQ, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents.
Application Process:
When you submit your final application with your CV and a covering letter tell us:
- (a) After reading the job description and person spec, describe how you will be motivated to deliver, and how your experience matches the skills and requirements of the role?
- (b) About one challenge that you’ve had managing the safety of the tenants or dealing with their tenancy issues within a supported environment, how you managed it, and what did you learn?
- (c) What you love most about working in Tenancy Services.
- (d) When completing multiple tasks with competing deadlines, how do you prioritise?
- (e) Anything else you want us to know about you.
Maximum of 250 words per answer, please. Please note: We can only be able to accept applications from candidates with eligibility to currently work in the UK. We do not offer a visa sponsorship programme. Applications sent without a covering letter will not be accepted.
Asking for adjustments:
ISHA is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, you will be able to contact us.
Specialist Housing Officer in London employer: Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association
ISHA is an exceptional employer that prioritises community engagement and social purpose, making it a rewarding place to work as a Specialist Housing Officer. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees benefit from a flexible working culture, competitive pension and benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth within a supportive environment. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of residents in North London while being part of a values-driven organisation that encourages collaboration and innovation.
Contact Details:
Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association Recruitment Team
