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Working at Habinteg

We believe that mutual commitment and shared responsibility is key. We are an equal opportunities employer and aim to be an employer of choice. Everything we do is underpinned by our four cultural values: Agile, Accountable, Ambitious and Attentive.

We offer a comprehensive and person-centred employment package to our staff. This includes:

  • Flexible approach to working week including full-time, part-time and job-sharing possibilities.
  • Welcoming, accessible work environments including remote working
  • Training and development programme
  • Ethical pension scheme from the Pensions Trust - we match up to 10%
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Free eye test & contribution towards glasses
  • Cycle scheme
  • Subscription payment
  • Company subscription to Simply Health & Rewards
  • Bonus 'Habinteg Day' off to take at any point in the year!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome candidates with Badge showing that Habinteg is a disability confident leader.disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage job-seekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process. 

Current vacancies

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Customer Services Assistant

Based:  Bradford, BD1 1DR with hybrid working 
Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Permanent 
Salary: £23,236.26

About Us

People come to work for Habinteg because they believe in what matters to us. Inclusion drives all that we do, be that the services we offer to tenants, the environments we create or the homes we deliver. One in four people in this country are disabled but most homes are designed to exclude them. We believe in designing homes and creating neighbourhoods that everyone can share and enjoy.  We have 3200 homes across the country from Tyneside to Cornwall. We provide expert training and consultancy through our Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) in-house team.

About the Role

You will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service to our tenants based at our Bradford Customer Service Contact Centre. This is a generic and rewarding role - and a challenging one. You will be required to take incoming calls from our tenants,diagnose repairs, liaising with contractors, keeping tenants up to date, making outbound call to improve the overall service levels and will be committed to Habinteg’s inclusive housing mission.

About You

Possess a commitment to delivering customer service excellence and a reputation for ensuring complete customer satisfaction. You will be committed, and enthusiastic, thriving on the challenges of working independently and the responsibility and rewards that brings. You will have some experience and knowledge of housing.

You will be flexible and agile in your approach, being able to adapt your approach to different circumstances and service demands.

We understand that one person can’t always meet every area of a job description so if you are interested and feel you may be suitable, please do get in touch or apply using the details below

Finally, make sure to read all about us. If you’re looking to work for a company that makes a difference to society, we might just be the place for you.

Full job description:  Please E-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Closing date: This role will remain open until filled, so don’t delay submitting your application!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage job-seekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR department:

E-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Tel: 020 7822 8700

Apply now 

 

Media and Communications Officer

Based: London office (EC1V 2PR) with Hybrid working 
Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week 
Salary: £32,690

About Us

Habinteg’s mission is to champion inclusion by providing and promoting accessible homes and neighbourhoods that welcome and include everyone. 

We have been a leading provider of affordable, accessible homes for over 50 years and now provide accessible homes and services to more than 3,200 Habinteg households.

We developed the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide to encourage best practice in the development of new wheelchair accessible homes. We also engage the housing sector to encourage others to plan and build accessible homes. 

Our in-house access experts, the Centre for Accessible Environments, provide consultancy, training, research, and publications on building design and management to meet all user needs, including disabled and older people. We welcome applications from every section of the community.

About the Role

We’re looking for a confident and proactive Media and Communications Officer to tell (and sell in) the stories that place our work, and our campaigning, firmly on the news agenda.

We need someone who can write a great story and build the relationships needed to sell it to the media. If you love writing and can create copy that flies, read on.

You’ll be juggling projects, acting as a roving reporter, and bringing our social media to life.

You will be a natural content creator and curator for social media, and understand how to build engagement. Experience with social media management software would be great.

If you can also take strong photos that tell a story and shoot short film clips with your smartphone, we definitely want to hear from you.

What we’re offering

This is a chance to spread your wings and a chance to make a difference.

We’re a small team, and everyone gets listened to. Your ideas will influence the way we work from day one.

You’ll have a broad remit, including media and social media. The stories you write and the engagement you build will make a real difference to the lives of disabled people.

As you develop in the role you will also gain opportunities to work on projects and other areas of IT work to develop your skills and experience.

To apply please visit Work for us | Habinteg Housing Association

Request a copy of the Job Description from recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Please apply with:

Your CV

A piece of writing you are proud of. That could be anything from a media story to a successful LinkedIn post. Please don’t send us your book.

A cover letter of no more than one page, including a paragraph about why you chose that piece of writing.  (Please add the additional information to your CV document). 


Closing date: This role will remain open until the position has been filled so don't miss submitting your application!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage jobseekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR department:
E-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Tel: 020 7822 8700

Apply now 

Neighbourhood Coordinator Hemlington & Whinney Banks

Based: Hemlington/Whinney Banks TS8 9QB. 
Hours: Part time – 17.5 Hours per week (Permanent)
Salary: £13,834 per annum

This role is predominantly site-based. 

Travel: There will be an element of remote/home working for this role, however the successful candidate will need to travel on a frequent basis and have a visible presence on their patch and to undertake mandatory compliance checks. A valid driving license and personal vehicle is essential. Mileage is paid at £0.45 per mile and is calculated from office to office. 

About Us

People come to work for Habinteg because they believe in what matters to us. Inclusion drives all that we do, be that the services we offer to tenants, the environments we create or the homes we deliver. One in four people in this country are disabled but most homes are designed to exclude them. We believe in designing homes and creating neighbourhoods that everyone can share and enjoy.  We have approximately 3200 homes across the country from Tyneside to Cornwall. We provide expert training and consultancy through our Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) in-house team.

About the Role

You will be responsible for delivering housing services to our tenants at our schemes in Hemlington and our Whinney Banks Schemes, however in times of need you may be requested to travel to our Stockton, Yarm, and North Shields Schemes.  This is a generic and rewarding housing management role - and a challenging one. You will be letting properties, carrying out scheme inspections, including key health and safety checks, helping tenants to keep up to date with their rent, and liaising with social services and occupational health services to ensure tenants can successfully maintain their tenancy and live independently. You will also be dealing with tenancy issues, including management of reports of anti-social behaviour.

Lone working will be expected as part of this role however, you will be working as part of a small team managed by the Neighbourhood Manager and will be expected to achieve stretching and ambitious targets. Tenant engagement is key to Habinteg’s success, and you will work closely with tenant representatives and tenant groups. 

About You

You will be committed and enthusiastic, thriving on the challenges of working independently and the responsibility and rewards that brings. You will have some experience and knowledge of housing management in the social housing sector, and will be committed to Habinteg’s inclusive housing mission.

Computer literacy is a requirement, as are sound written and verbal communication skills.

You will be flexible and agile in your approach, being able to adapt your approach to different circumstances and service demands.

Full job description,  Neighbourhood Co-Ordinator JD.docx [docx] 43KB


Closing date: This role will remain open until the position has been filled so don't miss submitting your application!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage job-seekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR department:
E-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Tel: 020 7822 8700

Apply now 

Neighbourhood Co-ordinator North London

Neighbourhood Co-ordinator North London

Based:  Scheme office Moira Close (N17 6HZ) & Finsbury Park (N4 2HH)
Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Permanent 
Salary: £31,068.10
Areas covered:  Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Tottenham, Kensal Town, Enfield. 

Travel: There will be an element of remote/home working for this role, however, the successful candidate will need to travel frequently and have a visible presence on their patch and undertake mandatory compliance checks. A valid driving license and personal vehicle are essential. Mileage is paid at £0.45 per mile and is calculated from office to office. Habinteg will also run an enhanced DBS check.

About Us

People come to work for Habinteg because they believe in what matters to us. Inclusion drives all that we do, be that the services we offer to tenants, the environments we create or the homes we deliver. One in four people in this country are disabled but most homes are designed to exclude them. We believe in designing homes and creating neighbourhoods that everyone can share and enjoy.  We have approximately 3200 homes across the country from Tyneside to Cornwall. We provide expert training and consultancy through our Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) in-house team.

About the Role

You will be responsible for delivering housing services to our tenants in North London at our schemes in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Tottenham, Kensal Town, and Enfield. This is a generic and rewarding housing management role - and a challenging one. You will be letting properties, carrying out scheme inspections, including key health and safety checks, helping tenants to keep up to date with their rent, and liaising with social services and occupational health services to ensure tenants can successfully maintain their tenancy and live independently. You will also be dealing with tenancy issues, including managing reports of anti-social behaviour. You will be working as part of a small team managed by the Neighbourhood Manager and will be expected to achieve stretching and ambitious targets. Tenant engagement is key to Habinteg’s success, and you will work closely with tenant representatives and tenant groups.  

This role is based on-site, and candidates should be comfortable working and travelling from the sites this role covers.

About You

You will be committed and enthusiastic, thriving on the challenges of working independently and the responsibility and rewards that brings. You will have some experience and knowledge of housing management in the social housing sector and will be committed to Habinteg’s inclusive housing mission.

Computer literacy is needed, as are sound written and verbal communication skills.

You will be flexible and agile in your approach, being able to adapt your approach to different circumstances and service demands.

Job description  Neighbourhood Co-Ordinator JD.docx [docx] 43KB


Closing date: This role will remain open until the position has been filled so don't miss submitting your application!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage job-seekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR department:
E-mail: recruitment@habinteg.org.uk

Tel: 020 7822 8700

Apply now 

 


 

 

Benefits

Benefits

For more than 50 years, we have worked to provide inclusive and accessible homes and neighbourhoods. With over 3,300 properties in England and Wales across 86 Local Authorities, we are as passionate as ever about what accessible homes can mean for the lives of people who need them.

We aim to help other providers and decision makers to understand the social and business case for building accessible communities. We do this by sharing both our technical expertise and the insights we gain working with our own tenants and other disabled people looking for accessible places to live.

Read our corporate plan