Neighbourhood Officer – Newry Area

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Neighbourhood Officer – Newry Area

• Closing Date: 21 November 2024
• Location: Newry Area
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 37
• Job Ref: FHA03985

The Neighbourhood Officer will act as a key interface with tenants, delivering a range of housing support services, helping to build sustainable communities, and ensuring the environments within and around our properties and estates are clean and safe.

Location: Newry – To cover the wider Newry/Armagh areas.

To be shortlisted, candidates need to provide evidence of the following as a minimum:

1. Good general level of education to include at least 5 GCSE’s or equivalent to include English and Maths (at a minimum of Grade C) plus at least 1 years’ experience (within the last 3 years) of working within a local community environment.
2. Minimum 1 years’ experience working to address anti-community behaviour and issues.
3. Experience of partnership working with voluntary, community and statutory agencies.
4. Relevant recent experience in a housing/social/care/welfare caretaking role.
5. Awareness and recent experience of issues impacting on community development and knowledge of Housing Associations and services provided.
6. A current full driving licence and access to a suitable form of transport (where an applicant indicates that a disability prohibits them from driving, this criterion will be waived at the shortlisting stage).

In return, we offer a range of benefits to employees including great on-job training, a contributory pension scheme, a health cash plan which can provide help with dental, optician and medical costs (including cover for dependent children in full time education up to 18 years of age), free employee health checks, and a Cycle to Work scheme.

Flexibility regarding working hours is also offered in some areas of the business.

Closing date for applications is 21st November 2024 unless otherwise stated.

Radius reserves the right to enhance criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

Radius is an Equal Opportunities Employer.