Job Description

Who we are:

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want "good support from kind and friendly people" - so that is what we are looking for!

Introduction to the role:

We are looking to recruit a new housing officer to provide an efficient, responsive, and sensitive housing support plus service to Grace Eyre Housing's current and future tenants with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health needs.

Brief outline of the role:

The housing officer will provide contact, support, advice, and guidance through Intensive Housing Management Plus to support tenants to maintain their tenancy. They will manage referrals, set up tenancies, make housing benefit applications, respond to day to day repairs/maintenance, record support, liaise with local authorities, outside organisations/landlords/letting agents.

The people we support have asked for staff with experience with providing tenancy support.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

Enhanced holiday entitlement One paid celebration day a year Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme Cycle to work scheme Generous refer-a-friend scheme One paid volunteering day a year Enhanced sick pay Enhanced employer pension contribution Enhanced death in service Training and development opportunities Flexible working opportunities.

We are also:

A living wage employer Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please apply by filling in an application form. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing it to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing recruitment.

We will handle any personal information you provide via this form in accordance with our privacy policy.

If you are unable to complete our application form or if you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments, please contact us on the recruitment email above.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,209.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Paid volunteer time Referral programme Sabbatical Sick pay Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:

East Sussex BN1 6AF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person