Housing Officer

Your new company
You will be working for a large public sector organisation based in Derby and will be covering the South Derbyshire area in this role.
Your new role

• Act on reports of Anti-Social Behaviour following the agreed procedure.
• Support ASB complainants throughout the processing of their complaint.
• Record ASB, open and record cases on Orchard using the Community Action Solutions (CAS) management system.
• Issuing Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices, Notice of Seeking Possession and Injunctions (Tenancy Agreement breaches).
• Production of Housing Management and Witness Statements.
• Effective monitoring and recovery of arrears of rent, following the agreed procedure, by carrying out interviews with tenants in the home and in the Council's offices, sending correspondence by phone, letter, email and text messages from start of Rent Arrears Action 1 to Eviction and recovery of property where necessary.
• Work with other organisations and departments, such as Housing Benefit and support agencies, to resolve outstanding arrears cases.

What you'll need to succeed
Previous experience as a Housing Officer or Housing Assistant is essential to be considered for this role.
What you'll get in return
This role is a six month fixed term contract and the hourly rate is circa £12.50 per hour. The working hours are Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 with a 16:30pm finish on a Friday. This role requires you to drive across Derbyshire so must have a driving licence and DBS.
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