Be the eyes and ears that keep our housing safe, compliant and thriving.
At GreenSquareAccord, we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure place to call home. We re looking for a proactive and organised Partnership Officer who enjoys being out on site, building strong relationships and making sure our homes meet the highest standards.
This is a varied, field-based role where you ll spend much of your time visiting supported housing schemes, carrying out inspections, monitoring compliance and working alongside our partners to ensure residents receive safe, high-quality housing services.
If you re someone who enjoys working independently, solving problems, and making a real difference in communities, we d love to hear from you.
Partnership Officer
Location: Chippenham & Oxford
Salary: £27,000
What you ll be doing
No two days are the same for our Partnership Officers. You ll be responsible for managing a portfolio of supported housing schemes across Chippenham and Oxford, ensuring properties remain safe, compliant and well managed.
Your responsibilities will include:
Carrying out regular site visits, estate inspections and tenancy audits across supported housing schemes.
Monitoring health and safety compliance, ensuring statutory checks are completed and following up on any actions identified.
Reviewing Fire Risk Assessment actions and working with partners to make sure recommendations are completed within required timescales.
Inspecting properties to ensure they are clean, safe, well maintained and ready to let.
Building strong working relationships with local authorities, support providers, NHS teams, contractors and internal colleagues.
Monitoring the performance of partner organisations and ensuring service level agreements are being delivered.
Supporting partner agencieswith tenancy management, rent accounts and Housing Benefit applications.
Helping resolve anti-social behaviour issues by working collaboratively with specialist teams and external agencies.
Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance documentation is always up to date.
What we re looking for
We re looking for a Partnership Officer who enjoys being out in the community, takes pride in getting the detail right and can confidently build relationships with a wide range of people.
You ll ideally have:
Experience in housing management, neighbourhood management, property compliance or supported housing.
Experience carrying out property inspections or monitoring compliance within housing or property services.
An understanding of health and safety responsibilities and the importance of compliance within residential housing.
Confidence working independently and managing your own diary across multiple locations.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload.
A full UK driving licence, as regular travel between schemes is essential.
Why join GreenSquareAccord?
You ll be joining an organisation where your work has a direct impact on people s lives. Every inspection, every partnership and every visit helps ensure residents have safe, well-managed homes where they can thrive.
If you re looking for a role that combines property, compliance, housing management and partnership working, we d love to hear from you.
Please note that a DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.
About us
We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive.
We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest.
Everyone deserves a home, it`s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home.
We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.
Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them.
We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
We believe our customer is everything
We are one team
We are supportive and caring
We are business-minded for social purpose
We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes:
25 days annual holiday entitlement
A defined contribution pension scheme.
Trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Two days paid volunteering leave per year
Buying and selling of annual leave
Opt-in health cash plan with cover on eye test and glasses, Dental, therapy and much more!
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
