At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships with landlords and create housing opportunities for those in need.
- Company: Join a supportive team focused on career development and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Exciting career growth opportunities in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the community by helping people secure homes.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing management and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 31324 - 33017 £ per year.
This is an exciting time to join our Housing Solutions service! We are on a journey of shaping what the new Housing Solutions service looks like. West Northants is a great place to work, with a focus on career development, wellbeing, flexibility and support. This is an opportunity for you to take the next step on your career journey in a supportive environment.
What will you be doing?
- Working alongside our colleagues in the Private Rented Access Team, you’ll build effective relationships with private landlords and letting agents to develop and maintain the private sector leasing scheme, and create opportunities for customers who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to secure accommodation in the private rented sector market.
- You will develop and administer key initiatives to maximise the use of the private rented sector, including the landlord incentive scheme and the homelessness prevention fund.
Applicants must possess a valid driving licence and access to a car.
About You
- You don’t need experience across all aspects of the job as that will form part of your development journey, but you will need experience of managing temporary accommodation, supported housing or rented housing and knowledge of private rented sector legislation, policy and practice, as this is central to the role.
- We would be particularly interested in hearing from you if you have training or experience in the application of the Decent Homes Standard or the Housing Health and Safety Rating System.
- You will have previous experience of using your excellent communication skills to negotiate and communicate with a wide range of people, including customers, colleagues, landlords, letting agents and other partnership agencies.
- You will be able to smoothly manage the private rented sector processes whilst being able to use your own initiative to “think outside of the box”.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary £31,324 – £33,017
- Working Hours 37 hours per week
- Contract Type Full Time
- Location Northampton, United Kingdom
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximise their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
