Neighbourhood Officer (Droitwich)
Posted 3 hours 55 minutes ago by Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd
Are you passionate about making a difference and improving our Neighbourhoods? Our Neighbourhood Officers are at the heart of what we do as an organisation. We have a great opportunity for a Neighbourhood Officer to join our Localities team providing a comprehensive housing management service, working with communities and neighbourhoods around Droitwich Spa.
You will be someone who takes a hands-on approach, helping customers to manage their tenancies and improve our neighbourhoods for everyone. Most of the time you will be out and about in your patch, working closely with customers to promote sustainable tenancies and developing strong relationships with local communities.
This role is on a fixed-term contract until 1st September 2026.
Responsibilities- Visiting customers, providing advice, reviewing tenancies and identifying problems. Regularly inspecting estates, raising, reporting and monitoring to a successful conclusion any health and safety or safeguarding concerns.
- Playing a key role in developing strong relationships within local communities, working collaboratively with other agencies and Platform colleagues.
- Managing and investigating tenancy issues such as anti-social behaviour, condition of property, fly tipping or safeguarding concerns. Undertake new tenancy sign-ups and accompanied viewings for new homes.
- You will have experience of working in the social housing sector, particularly with a background of dealing with tenancy management, ASB and safeguarding.
- This will be a role well suited to someone with experience of working closely with customers to tackle complex issues.
- You will be proactive in your approach, organised and have the ability prioritise your time to meet timeframes.
- You will have excellent communication skills and a customer focused approach, understanding the importance of delivering a high standard of service.
- This role involves regular travel. Driving licence and use of your own vehicle or alternative means of getting to the required locations is essential.
- Due to the travel required around the patch, the candidate will ideally be based in Droitwich, Worcester or Bromsgrove.
- This role will require a basic DBS check.
- Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
- Medicash membership for all employees including access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
- Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more
- Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
- Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers
If this sounds like the ideal role for you and you'd like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact or click Apply.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Central Park, Worcester office on 13th February.