Job Description

About Sage Homes

Sage Homes is an innovative Blackstone and Regis business addressing the housing crisis in England by making good homes affordable for people across the country who need them.



Since 2017 we have delivered around 17,000 new homes across affordable rent, shared ownership and social rent for individuals and families. In 2021 Sage Homes became the largest provider of new affordable housing in England,and we continue to deliver high quality affordable homes across the country.



We have invested more than 3 billion into high-quality affordable housing. Our entrepreneurial spirit combined with our technical expertise has got us to where we are today and will enable future sustainable growth.

About the role:

As a Homes & Communities Officer you will be the face of Sage Homes and work within a hub of field-based teams to have a key impact on people's day-to-day lives, delivering a direct service unique to Sage. This involves delivering a customer-focused tenancy management service that meets the needs of all customers.



Within this role you will communicate with our customers in person in their homes, via phone and email ensuring all housing enquiries are resolved. You will be managing housing cases from start to finish, and your work will result in achieving positive outcomes for our customers.

You'll be home based with regular travel required to visit our homes in Staffordshire & Derbyshire, and attend occasional meetings in our Covent Garden and Northampton office.

Key duties:

Act as an advocate for Sage customers on housing management issues and liaise with relevant departments to ensure housing enquiries are resolved. Deliver an effective customer focused service to customers, ensuring support and advice is provided to help customers sustain their tenancies. Report household repairs and any communal block repairs or health and safety concerns Deliver a tenancy management service tailored to the needs of our customers, including sign ups of new tenancies, and enabling amendments to existing tenancy agreements. Identify breaches of tenancy agreements, such as ASB, illegal occupancy or sub-letting. Maximise rental income through management of rent accounts and advising customers about rent arrears. Contribute to service improvement and resident involvement to achieve resident satisfaction with services. Develop and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure our customers are the heart of what we do and the service we provide is excellent. Conduct home visits and tenancy reviews and visits within a customer's first year of being a Sage tenant and beyond Refer concerns of safeguarding to the relevant agencies Work alongside statutory agencies to encourage tenancy sustainment

About you

Experience of working as a Housing/Neighbourhood Officer for a Housing Association, Affordable Housing Provider or Registered Provider Experience of providing an excellent housing management service A good understanding of housing law and legislation. Customer centric and 'can do' attitude Excellent communication skills and organised. Good people skills and empathetic as you will be supporting customers who are often facing difficult situations

Hold a full valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle suitable for business purposes

We are committed to ensuring you have the best career here at Sage. As well as regular support and guidance from your manager you can expect to receive a variety of learning and development opportunities to support you as you grow within our business. This includes internally and externally delivered development programmes and opportunities to study for professional accreditations and qualifications.

Culture and benefits:

At Sage Homes, we want to empower diverse, ambitious people to thrive. We are fast-paced and inclusive, and encourage our people to use their passion, curiosity and inventiveness to help us create safe places for our customers to flourish.



To make sure our colleagues feel welcome and cared for, we provide a suite of excellent benefits, including:


25 days holiday, and an additional day for every year's service (up to five years) Annual discretionary bonus scheme A health cash plan, with financial support for a range of options including physiotherapy, opticians, dental and private online GP sessions Study support package, helping you achieve your personal and professional development ambitions Workplace Pension - matching personal contributions up to 5% Cycle to Work scheme, helping you save up to 40% on a new bike and accessories Electric car scheme, enabling you to rent a brand-new electric car at low-cost payments Wellbeing support through MyndUp Two days' paid volunteering leave a year, allowing you to support causes you care about Charity fundraising support, with match-funding up to 1,000 for good causes

We believe that investing in our people is key to our success. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance, ensuring you feel valued and empowered to make a difference every day