Job Introduction

Job Title:                    Housing and Customer Service Coordinator

Salary:                        £26,000

Contract:                    Permanent

Location:                    Regional - Lancashire

Weekly Hours:           35 

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Housing and Customer Services Coordinator to join an existing team, who will deliver strong, high quality, customer focused and proactive housing management and support to customers in our Older Peoples Services. You will be organised and able to respond quickly to manage and contribute to the delivery of services across the wider team to ensure excellent customer services are provided.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are focused on getting the right outcome, first time for our customers. 

What will my working week look like? 

The core hours for our customers are 9am to 5pm so we need to ensure adequate cover is in place to support our service offer.

You will live within Lancashire to be able to cover your patch. You will also need to be based within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses when needed.

What will I be responsible for doing?

One of the great things about this role is having the opportunity to make a real difference for our customers and communities and being part of a collaborative team of colleagues supporting each other.

Ultimately, you will be driven to get things right first time to achieve successful outcomes for our customers and manage buildings and risk.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful as a Housing and Customer Services Coordinator, here at YHG, you will have….

• Knowledge of housing management legislation and housing/tenancy management principles including managing safety and risk within communal buildings
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service
• Ability to travel easily between sites in a very reactive role
• Experience of working in a specialist, high performing team, achieving targets, whilst delivering outstanding services
  
  Ideally you will be….
   
• A collaborative colleague with the ability to create a positive environment, listening to customers and putting them first.
• Able to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders and key partners.
• Able to produce detailed and accurate documents to meet our key performance indicators, lettings targets and tenancy management, working autonomously with minimal supervision.

This role is really suited to someone who likes to positively engage with a diverse range of people to get things right first time and produce excellent results for our customers, colleagues and the wider community.

If you feel this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Please check out the role profile, which is attached/available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £26,000 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

We trust our people to manage their own diaries, if you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please see the benefits information sheet attached/ available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s career’s website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Additions

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and therefore as part of the Group’s pre-employment checks, successful applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date:   26^th September 2024

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.  Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application. YHG1

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