Housing Officer
Based in West London
Salary: £39,021
Our client Octavia are looking for an experience Housing Officer to join their team!
You will be responsible for the delivery of an exceptional end-to-end customer journey and be the first point of escalation in the customer journey. The CHL is ultimately responsible for the successful completion of the customer journey and the achievement of our customer satisfaction target. Your part of a team that is the face of Octavia which plays a critical role in keeping our customers happy.
Key Responsibilities
- Through regular contact, develop and capture an in-depth knowledge of our customers, the communities in which they live and act as an internal and external advocate of resident priorities
- To develop and maintain positive relationships, and work in close partnership, with internal and external stakeholders to respond to resident priorities
- Manage and provide advice on a range of tenancy related issues including succession, mutual exchanges, assignments, transfers, enforcement of tenancy obligations and working closely with other teams in ensuring access for gas and emergency repairs and transfers
- Identifies and assists vulnerable tenants both directly and indirectly in close partnership with Octavia's care and support services and/or external agencies
- Act as the main point of escalation for complex customer queries (Rents, ASB, Repairs, tenancy support and Lettings)
- Enable customers to promote and participate in resident involvement activities in liaison with the Resident Involvement department ensuring that the teams are active and involved in arranging regular customer meetings and community events including at evenings and weekends
- Assist and carry out estate inspections with our Estate Services team
- Where the specialist team has limited capacity, assists with the investigation and management of tenancy fraud cases
- Works closely with the Income Team to prepare residents for welfare reform including financial capability risk assessments, basic household budgeting advice, initial guidance on accessing benefits and services on-line, and assisting in the recovery of low-level arrears via home visits and cold calling
- Manages complaints effectively by seeking to resolve at first point of contact, drafting first stage complaints, and identifying lessons learnt and required service improvements
- Works closely with Voids and aftercare teams to ensure residents are satisfied when moving into new properties, acting as both an internal client and resident advocate as well as supporting practical arrangements on the handover of schemes
- ASB, Parking, Tenancy Fraud, Repairs, Getting to Know You Visits, vulnerable customers, rent arrears, one touch resolution, correspondence, and post new tenancy checks
Experience:
- Demonstrated experience of working in a fast-paced customer service environment
- Proficient in the use of contact centre software and systems
- Experience of handling high volumes of multi-channel contact and case management
- Exceptional focus on delivering high levels of customer service with the ability to communicate effectively
- Demonstrated experience of dealing with a wide range of issues in a responsive, reliable and respectful way
- Experience of complaints and resolution
- Experience of keeping up to date with regulatory changes and service developments
- knowledge of other relevant legislation (Housing Acts, ASB, Crime and Policing Act, Racial, Disability and Sex Discrimination and tenancy enforcement)
Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. Everyone is welcome.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.