At a Glance
- Tasks: Support vulnerable individuals in securing and maintaining their homes while building essential life skills.
- Company: Join a national, award-winning charity dedicated to helping those in need.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, health cash plan, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive employer welcoming diverse backgrounds; enhanced DBS check required.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience with vulnerable populations and strong organisational skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
We're recruiting a Tenancy Sustainment Officer for a permanent, full-time role in Leicester, working with a national, award-winning supported housing charity.
You'll provide housing management support to people with multiple and complex needs as part of a service for those who have lost their home or been rough sleeping.
You'll assess people for the scheme, help them settle into their new home, and support them to build the skills they need to manage a tenancy - from budgeting and financial inclusion through to keeping their home safe and well maintained.
The role is 37.5 hours per week, worked as 7.5-hour days between 8am and 10pm, and includes some weekend working.
Please note this is a permanent position, starting on a temporary basis, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship - applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Responsibilities
- Assessing referrals to the scheme against its criteria
- Completing safety tasks and home inspections to keep homes to a good standard
- Supporting service users with budgeting and financial inclusion to develop independent living skills
- Managing rent accounts and following arrears processes
- Recording and reporting tenancy notes via an online CRM system, both online and on a mobile device
- Identifying, monitoring and reporting safeguarding concerns in line with policy
- Working within the organisation's charitable aims, values and ethos
What we're looking for
- An awareness of issues affecting vulnerable people and those who have faced multiple disadvantages
- Experience overcoming barriers to housing for people who may be excluded from the housing register
- Organised, able to multitask, and a completer-finisher who follows policy and process
- Practical skills to support people with the activities of daily living needed for independence
- Experience managing rent accounts and following arrears processes
- Experience of health and safety and maintaining standards of premises
- Experience working within safeguarding policies and procedures
- Comfortable working within the values and ethos of a faith-based charity
- Enhanced (Adult Barred List) DBS check required. Lived experience welcomed but not essential
- Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
- Two extra days' leave each year for no unplanned absences
- Access to Medicash health cash plan
- Pension plan and death in service benefit
- Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity
- Buy & sell holiday scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme, premium Calm access and wellbeing programmes
- Training, development and clear career progression
We're an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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Tenancy Sustainment Officer employer: Nexo People
As a Tenancy Sustainment Officer with our national, award-winning supported housing charity in Leicester, you'll be part of a compassionate team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals. We offer a supportive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with generous benefits including up to 30 days of annual leave, access to health cash plans, and robust training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career. Join us in a role where your contributions are valued, and you can truly impact the community while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance.
