Property Inspector – Job Advert
Company Overview
District Homes Housing Association is a dedicated provider of housing and support services in collaboration with Manchester City Council and Private Rented Providers. Our mission is to empower residents by offering quality accommodation and assistance to help tenants maintain their tenancies and transition into permanent housing solutions.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Property Inspector to join our team in Manchester. The role will consist of inspecting properties that are owned by private property providers. The role is vital in ensuring the quality and safety of our housing services, contributing directly to our mission of supporting tenants and fostering community well-being. The Inspector will work across the Northwest Region, helping to uphold our standards and improve tenant experiences.
You will need to have detailed knowledge of property maintenance and inspection, alongside experience of working in a customer focused environment.
You will be responsible for ensuring that our homes are compliant with current housing standards by undertaking regular routine inspections and tenancy checks.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake regular routine property inspections to ensure that properties continue to meet current standards.
- Liaise with the property providers to ensure that repairs are completed within agreed timescales and to an appropriate standard.
- Responsible for ensuring that providers undertake routine compliance inspections and provide the relevant certification in relation to gas, electric etc. All certification is to be scanned and recorded centrally.
- Ensure that District Homes IT systems/database are maintained, and that all property information is kept up to date and recorded in line with GDPR.
- Support the acquisition of additional homes into the portfolio.
- Ensure compliance with District Homes policies and procedures.
- Awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and process of reporting concerns, including those reported by providers.
- Build strong working relationships with all property providers.
- Personal commitment to ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery, and communications.
- Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
- Comply with District Homes’ standards of information governance, data security and protection, and documented systems and procedures.
Person Specification
The applicant must consent to and apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure check or provide details of their DBS registered with the update service.
Experience
- Experience of working within a contract environment and delivering against all key performance indicators.
- Experience of collaborating with a range of external stakeholders and partner agencies.
- Experience of undertaking property inspections
- Experience of dealing with Damp & Mould
- Working with sensitive and confidential information
- Experience/understanding of safeguarding in relation to vulnerable adults and children.
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong interpersonal skills including building a network of external stakeholders and partners.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deliver objectives.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to work well under pressure to agreed deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal including confident presentation skills.
- Proactive, with ability to think creatively and provide innovative solutions to problems.
· High degree of integrity, confidentiality, and diplomacy
· Must hold a full UK driving Licence
Knowledge
- Understanding/Knowledge of legislation in relation to Health and Safety, Housing Condition, and lettable standards
- Understanding of property compliance and gas.
- Knowledge of Damp & Mould
- Good knowledge of building maintenance and property inspections
Education and training
- HSSRS Certification (desirable)
- Commitment to continued development.
- Trade background would be useful.
Other requirements
- Commitment to the aims, values, and purpose of District Homes
- Commitment to work within District Homes’ policies and procedures.
- Supporting customers to maintain their tenancy and their home.
- An open minded and customer focused attitude
- Willingness to take accountability for own actions in the delivery of objectives.
Why Choose Us
District Homes provide:
28 days leave entitlement per year plus bank holidays.
A company vehicle
Private medical insurance
Great team to work with
Work pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Experience of working in a Customer Driven Service
Experience:
- Building Construction: 1 year (required)
- Working in a contract environment, delivering against KPI's : 1 year (required)
- Carrying out property inspections: 1 year (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
