Housing Assistant
- Location:
- Allan Water House Kerse Road Stirling, FK7 7TE
- Salary:
- £28,191 - £29,907 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Description
An opportunity to join our Housing Team as Housing Assistant has arisen. This post is crucial to the management of rent arrears, tenancy management and housing support. Working alongside a range of other colleagues within Housing Services enables the successful candidate the opportunity to assist vulnerable tenants within our communities. You will be primarily working with Housing Officers to assist them to manage their geographic patch and will be key to sustaining tenancies.
Please note, if you are a Stirling Council employee you will be taken to Single Sign On. If you are an external application you may need to register and complete your details on our new Recruitment System - Oracle.
The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
Requirements
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Adults. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.