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Job Title
Locality Officer
Organisation
Sovereign Network Group
Job Description
We have an opportunity for a Locality Officer to join our team in the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole area.

You'll manage your own diary with a mix of working from home, the office and out with our customers.

This is a permanent role with a starting salary of £30,000 to £35,000 depending on your experience.

Your role
You'll be delivering a professional and high-quality mixed tenure service to our customers, using your knowledge and skills to resolve a range of housing management challenges.

This could include anti-social behaviour, housing and neighbourhood issues, contract related breaches or changes, fraud and safeguarding.

You'll be an integral part of ensuring our neighbourhoods are safe, whilst listening to our customers needs and making changes when needed.

You'll balance your caseload with projects, shaping sustainable communities that develop an inclusive environment for our customers.

To be successful in this role you will have:
* The ability to proactively manage a complex caseload
* Strong communication skills with previous experience of working with customers in a demanding environment.
* Experience in providing an Excellent customer service, contributing to us achieving a 90% customer satisfaction rate
* Previous experience, or a knowledge of delivering housing management services
Experience of using computer systems, for example Microsoft Office
* The ability to establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships with all work colleagues, contractors and partnering agencies
* Some of the roles will involve line management responsibilities for our Scheme Officers operating in our Housing for Older People schemes.
* A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport.

A DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

What we can offer you
As a member of the Localities Team you will be part of a friendly, dedicated and supportive working environment.

We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.

Some of our benefits include:
* £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
* Flexible working
* 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
* A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
* A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
* Life cover as soon as you join us
* You will be a part of our Recognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers
* A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
* A wide selection of other benefits available

About us
We are thrilled to have joined forces with Network Homes in October 2023, which now places us as the 6th largest housing association in the UK. Sovereign and Network Homes have come together as SNG – an organisation that takes the best of both and makes it even better

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. We encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger.

To apply for the role, click here: https://jobs.sovereign.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/locality-officer-5756/5774/description/
Job Summary

  • Location

    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  • Organization

    Sovereign Network Group

  • Job Type

  • Salary

    £30,000 - £35,000 per year depending on experience

  • Closing Date

    2023-11-26

  • Reference ID

    33917

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