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Housing Officers

Housing officers assess and address housing needs of particular localities and individuals and oversee the day-to-day management of rented properties belonging to local authorities or housing associations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 15,797
£ 27,295
£ 37,515

New workers start around £15,797. Normal pay is £27,295 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £37,515.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 79,160 vacancies for this type of job

3.27%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Works closely with other agencies such as social services departments and welfare rights groups.

  • Supports tenants.

  • 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.

  • Anti-Social Behaviour

  • Risk Analysis

  • Supportive Housing

  • Mental Health

  • Property Management

  • Social Work

  • Facility Management

  • Auditing

  • Legislation

  • Property Inspection

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.

  • Management

  • Communications

  • Customer Service

  • Planning

  • Resilience

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Organizational Skills

  • Problem Solving

  • Advocacy

  • Microsoft Office

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Social & Community Work (Children, Young People & Families) South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

Social & Community Work (Children, Young People & Families)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College) London
Kingston College, Kingston upon Thames
Qualification
HNC
Duration
1 Year
Study mode
Full-time
Start date
2023-2024
Average grad salary
N/A
UCAS Tariff
N/A
Student satisfaction
N/A
Course study options
2 course options available

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