Housing Officer

You will be responsible for the day-to-day housing management of a portfolio of properties throughout the Kirklees district. You will provide intensive housing management to the people living in these properties.
You will work alongside Support Coaches who are delivering person-led coaching to assist individuals to overcome barriers they are facing around housing. You will adopt a strengths based, person-led approach and is responsible for working alongside individuals to enable them to access and sustain their accommodation.

• Understanding of and/or experience of the challenges faced by people going through difficult times e.g. homelessness, ill-health, offending, unemployment etc. This could be through paid employment volunteering or lived experience.


• Understanding of and/or experience of strength-based, person-led approaches to working alongside people.


• Ability to build effective working relationships with people based on transparency, trust and respect.


• Ability to develop and maintain strong partnership working; liaising and working closely with other agencies/organisations to provide holistic support.


• Experience of developing action plans and providing appropriate coaching, advice and guidance would be desirable.


• Understanding of trauma informed practice would be desirable.


• Ability to climb stairs and undertake manual handling, for example moving white goods, furniture.


• Commitment to Equality & Diversity


• Valid driving licence and use of vehicle for work purposes


• Ability to work flexible hours including occasional evenings


• Willingness to undertake further training as necessary, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Horton Housing is a not-for-profit Housing Association that manages a wide range of different housing, training and support services across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and North Yorkshire. We offer support to a variety of people, including those who are homeless or at risk, young people and refugees. We offer accommodation, skills and language support, and use a strength based approach to help the people we support achieve their goals in a manner which works for them.
We are currently recruiting for a Housing Officer to join our HIPS (Move On Kirklees) scheme in Kirklees. This role will be full time, 35 hours per week. HIPS works alongside people who are experiencing homelessness, are at risk of homelessness, or who are at risk of losing their home due to experiencing difficult times.

In return, this role is offering a salary of £26,132 per year. The role also offers excellent benefits including 6 weeks annual leave (+ Bank Holidays), and exceptional training and development opportunities.