Community Investment Officer (Housing)
- Employer
- Networx
- Location
- Twickenham, London (Greater)
- Salary
- £27,000 per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Jul 2018
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- Sector
- Public Services
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Contract
Job Details
Community Investment Officer (Housing)
Covering Aylesbury (approx 3 days) and based from office in Twickenham
£27,000 per annum
Fixed Term 6 month Maternity cover
35 hours per week
Our client is a medium-sized housing association based in Twickenham, South West London. They own and manage over 15,000 homes in London, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Sussex. These include traditional rented housing, shared ownership, key worker and student accommodation.
Their vision is for everyone to have the chance to build their lives from a base of a good home. Their mission is to provide good quality affordable homes and invest in communities. They love to build. Not just housing and communities, but skills and careers too.
The Community Investment team help empower residents to improve their life chances and make a positive difference in their community. The Community Investment Officer will work with our residents on community projects build their capacity for community development and get them involved.
You will work mainly in the Aylesbury area carrying out community needs analysis, and developing community plans with housing officers and other stakeholders to produce improvements and solutions to community issues of concern; as well as help to reduce management costs and housing management issues. You will carry out some work in other geographical areas as well as take the lead in a new Digital Inclusion project that they have just received funding for.
Are you passionate about people and community work? Have you got experience of working with community members to deliver a diverse range of community projects? Are you self-motivated with the ability to work with residents in a range of community based settings and undertake community consultations? Could you create publicity and newsletters? Have you got plenty of initiative - we know you will not have all the answers, but a keenness to “go and find stuff out” will be vital. Then this could be the role for you.
Access to a car is essential for this role for which a car allowance will be paid.
This role may be subject to a DBS check
Company
Since our establishment in 2001, networx has been at the forefront of the online recruitment industry. Through our unique and tailored approach to recruitment, today we are market leaders in the provision of online recruitment solutions and the chosen partner to hundreds of UK businesses.
- Telephone
- 01943 661105
- Location
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The Engine House
Wharfebank Business Centre
Ilkley Road
Otley
Leeds
Thrapston, Kettering
United Kingdom
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