Sheltered Housing Officer

Our client, an Essex based local council, has a fantastic opportunity for a temporary Sheltered Housing Officer to manage one of their over 60's independent living schemes in South Essex.

Key duties:

• Daily welfare checks and responding to any emergency calls.
• Provide housing management and tenancy sustainment advice, including support for low-level arrears.
• Assist with viewings, lettings, sign-ups and inductions for new tenants.
• Conduct regular health and safety checks to ensure scheme compliance (fire safety, telecare) and following up on any actions or identified issues.
• Maintain and update support plans and risk assessments.
• Promote tenant led initiatives and social activities.
• Ensure that the scheme remains in a safe and secure state.

Skills required:

• Experience in managing a sheltered housing scheme with older or vulnerable residents.
• Strong housing management experience including legislation and best practice related to sheltered housing.
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety.
• Skilled in completing assessments and support plans.
• Knowledge of dealing with Safeguarding issues to ensure alerts are made efficiently and sensitively.
• Confidence to work independently on site five days a week.

Applicants must have access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license.
An Enhanced DBS.
This role is based at the scheme five days a week.
Six-month temporary role.