Housing Officers
What they do most days?
Works closely with other agencies such as social services departments and welfare rights groups.
Supports tenants’ groups.
Deals with payment of rents and arrears, arranges for legal action where necessary.
Refers tenants to appropriate sources of benefits and welfare.
Ensures that special needs accommodation is suited to the needs of particular groups such as the elderly and disabled, and that statutory requirements for providing accommodation are met.
Carries out regular inspections of properties to assess and ensure they are in a good state of repair.
Interviews prospective tenants and allocates properties to waiting list applicants.
Oversees the day-to-day running of rented properties including arranging for the signing of leases, rent collection and maintenance work.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.