Housing Officer (Asset Management & Resident Liaison)

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East Renfrewshire Council’s Housing Services are looking to recruit a motivated and capable individual to the fixed term position of Asset Management & Resident Liaison Officer. This is a full-time role, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Council Offices in Barrhead.

This is an exciting, fixed term opportunity to join our Housing Property Services team, where the post holder will play a key role in supporting the planning and delivery of housing investment and improvement programmes. The post holder will contribute to asset management activities and act as a central link between residents, internal teams and contractors, helping to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, transparently, and with a strong focus on resident engagement.

The successful candidate will lead on both staff and resident consultation during the development and delivery of investment project briefs and specifications to ensure where appropriate that their views are incorporated within project. The post-holder will be the central point of contact for tenants in relation to projects/works programmes and ensure that their enquiries are dealt with professionally and efficiently either by the post-holder directly or by others. The post-holder will assist with and/or undertake the preparation, delivery and monitoring of capital programmes and other Housing Services contracts and will be a central point of contact for internal, external contractors and other Council departments in relation to capital works.

*Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

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