Intensive Housing Management Officer
| Posting date: | 15 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,500 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2025 |
| Location: | MK40 2LL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Social Interest Group |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 277833JCP |
Summary
Job Title: Intensive Housing Management Officer
Location: MK40 2LL, Bedford
Salary: £24,500 (full time equivalent)
Shift Pattern: 12 month fixed term contract, 16 hours per week Monday to Friday 2 days per week working 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours depending on service needs.
About the role
We’re looking for an Intensive Housing Management Officer (IHMO) to carry out supported housing management duties in our service. You will be responsible for maintaining social contact and company to enhance quality of life, enhance personal safety, health and security, sustainment of tenancy, and improving financial independence and economic wellbeing to support our residents and participants back into the community. You will play a vital role in building safe, inclusive, and thriving communities for our residents. This dynamic position focuses on delivering high-quality housing management support, ensuring our properties are maintained to excellent standards and tenancies are successfully sustained. With a commitment to professionalism, teamwork, and customer service, you will address tenancy matters proactively, providing responsive support and fostering a positive environment where residents feel secure and valued.
You will be based within a 19 bed residential service close to Bedford Town Centre offering a safe, peaceful and supportive living environment for individuals wishing to engage with support to assist them in increasing their levels of independence.
About you
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a people-centered environment, enjoys building strong relationships, approaches challenges with compassion and a non-judgmental attitude, and is motivated by finding practical solutions to support residents in achieving their goals. We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion and felt purpose to help people, challenge stigma, and make a real difference to people’s lives!
You will be a team player, driven to provide high quality care and support to others, an effective communicator who is able to build rapport with others from various backgrounds. You will be compassionate, supportive, and empowering to others, whilst able to form effective, positive and motivational relationships.
Previous experience and knowledge within a supported housing management setting
Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Life Assurance Scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual Staff Awards
Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. We're proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Location: MK40 2LL, Bedford
Salary: £24,500 (full time equivalent)
Shift Pattern: 12 month fixed term contract, 16 hours per week Monday to Friday 2 days per week working 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours depending on service needs.
About the role
We’re looking for an Intensive Housing Management Officer (IHMO) to carry out supported housing management duties in our service. You will be responsible for maintaining social contact and company to enhance quality of life, enhance personal safety, health and security, sustainment of tenancy, and improving financial independence and economic wellbeing to support our residents and participants back into the community. You will play a vital role in building safe, inclusive, and thriving communities for our residents. This dynamic position focuses on delivering high-quality housing management support, ensuring our properties are maintained to excellent standards and tenancies are successfully sustained. With a commitment to professionalism, teamwork, and customer service, you will address tenancy matters proactively, providing responsive support and fostering a positive environment where residents feel secure and valued.
You will be based within a 19 bed residential service close to Bedford Town Centre offering a safe, peaceful and supportive living environment for individuals wishing to engage with support to assist them in increasing their levels of independence.
About you
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a people-centered environment, enjoys building strong relationships, approaches challenges with compassion and a non-judgmental attitude, and is motivated by finding practical solutions to support residents in achieving their goals. We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion and felt purpose to help people, challenge stigma, and make a real difference to people’s lives!
You will be a team player, driven to provide high quality care and support to others, an effective communicator who is able to build rapport with others from various backgrounds. You will be compassionate, supportive, and empowering to others, whilst able to form effective, positive and motivational relationships.
Previous experience and knowledge within a supported housing management setting
Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Life Assurance Scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual Staff Awards
Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. We're proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.