We'd like to tell you about careers in social housing
A huge 80 per cent of people working in housing think it's an exciting and challenging place to be. And if you’ve got good literacy, numeracy, IT 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. 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 for 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.
- Provide essential support through specialist roles in Finance,
IT, HR and admin, but to name a few.
