If you care you can do it.
80% of people working in housing think it's an exciting and challenging place to be. And if you’ve got good literacy, numeracy, IT, driving or communication skills, there’s nothing to stop you from joining them. Being able to use your own initiative, organise your workload, work unsupervised and show a real passion for people is as important as specific experience. These transferable skills are essential to handling the difficult situations we face every day. If you’ve got the right attitude, you could build a long and valuable career in anything from marketing to maintenance.
So what exactly do the 80,000 people employed in the sector do? They:
- Identify housing needs in the community
- Advise people about rents, benefits and buying
- Process applications or housing improvements and repairs
- Allocate homes to people - including transfers and swaps
- Carry-out or oversee repair and maintenance programmes
- Set and collect rents plus recover arrears
- Deal with housing benefits, applications and eligibility
- Help bring residents back into society by investing in services that build self-esteem and skills
- Supported by all the executive and professional services you'd find in any other business or organisation.
Please click here to read a true life story about someone working in housing
Click here to view all our jobs in housing
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