Annual salary: up to £35,000.00

Housing Advisor - 'Find your own accommodation' scheme

Garats Hay

Full Time, up to 9 months FTC, with potential to extend - 40 hours per week

Up to £35,000 per annum plus £3,800 company car allowance

About the role:

We are collaborating with our client to resettle families in the UK under the Afghan Resettlement and Assistance Policy. Initially, these families will be housed in various accommodation bases, known as the transit estate, before moving to permanent homes within the community. Over the next nine months, Mears will assist service users in securing private rental homes across the UK.

This position is part of the housing team, collectively responsible for supporting frontline delivery and meeting contractual requirements. As a Housing Advisor, you will play a crucial role in providing housing solutions and delivering exceptional service to our service users and the community.

You will assist Afghan families in finding suitable homes in the private rental market. Additionally, you will identify new partnership opportunities while ensuring excellent customer service, performance, and full compliance with the contract.

As a Housing Advisor, you will discuss options with family households and single person households, to help facilitate a seamless move. Taking the service users through the whole journey from understanding their needs to securing the property and moving in. You will deliver personalised support to service users through bespoke casework and facilitating housing drop-in clinics.

You will need to have a strong property sales/letting background and be experienced in working fast paced property procurement environment, where excellent negotiation skills are required.

We will work in partnership with the receiving LA to ensure required support will be in place once a property is agreed.

 

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience working within the housing sector
• Property letting / negotiation experience
• Established connections with the local property market in the area would be desirable
• Previous experience working within the refugee sector would be ideal
• A thorough understanding of the UK benefit system, LHA rates etc
• Deadline management
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to build internal relationships, and manage dispersed teams
• IT literate
• Excellent communication

 

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

 

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Choice of company car or car allowance
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

 

If you feel you have skills and experience needed, please apply via the link below. If you have any questions regarding this role please contact Beth on beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford (beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk)

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