Sheltered Housing Officer
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,815 to £43,083 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2537_1750341927 |
Summary
Directorate: Place
Job Title: Sheltered Housing Officer (2 posts)
Salary: £37,815 - £43,083 per annum
Grade: E
Permanent Contract
37 Hours per Week
The Sheltered Housing service is looking for proactive Officers who will work closely with services users over 50 years of age to provide housing related support and estate management.
We are committed to providing a safe and secure living environment for our older residents in Thurrock. We require dedicated professionals who enjoy working with older people to make sure that they can live their lives to the full in an independent setting.
You will need to be able to participate in the assessment of prospective service users, including the completion of needs and risk assessments, to complete property wellness check ins onsite and in the wider community, to regularly review plans, to maintain regular contact with service users, to consult with service users on issues relating to Sheltered Housing Services and to provide day to day tenancy management at the complexes.
Thurrock has 29 Sheltered Housing Sites and each officer manages at least 2 sites. The role will include, tenancy management, Health and safety, visits to older people within the wider community as part of our Outreach service and engaging and facilitating activities on sites to encourage social inclusion.
A knowledge or experience of housing and housing IT systems will be beneficial to the role.
If you have a passion for this type of satisfying work, you may be the right person for us.
A DBS Check at basic level will be required for this post.
Advert Closing Date:
Redeployment Only: 19th June 2025
Internal & External Applications: 6th July 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Please contact Sian McCarthy for more information about these posts.
For full details on this and other vacancies in the Thurrock area and to apply online please go to: www.thurrock.gov.uk/jobs
If you do not have Internet access, please call 0870 787 1176 (Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm or Sat, 9am - 2pm)
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