Housing Officer (Temporary – 51 weeks’ subject to review)
37 hours
Salary Scale: £32,913– £42,964pa
Job Reference: HO/0726
Choice is seeking to recruit a temporary Housing Officer to provide an efficient, responsive and excellent customer focused Housing Management Service to its customers. To be successful, you will need to have comprehensive knowledge and experience of delivering housing management services and have a proven track record of successfully managing Arrears, Allocations, Voids and Anti-Social Behaviour.
Essential criteria:-
- CIH Level 4 + 2 years’ relevant housing management or tenancy management experience (as set out in the job description) with a social landlord or local authority
- OR Degree in any discipline + 2 years’ relevant housing management or tenancy management experience (as set out in the job description) with a social landlord or local authority
- OR 3 years’ experience as a Housing Officer (or equivalent) within the last 5 years
AND (applicable to all)
- Working knowledge of the rules of the Housing Selection Scheme; to include allocation of properties, assessment of transfer applications, assignments, mutual exchanges etc.
- Experience of Microsoft Office programmes including Excel and Word
- Must have UK full driving licence and have vehicle available for daily business use
Our employees have access to a range of benefits:-
- 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, and 12 public holidays,
- Flexible working hours including up to 2 days flexi leave per month,
- Hybrid working,
- Essential car user allowance,
- 6% pension contribution,
- Paid maternity and paternity leave,
- Death in service benefit x3 annual salary,
- Bereavement leave,
- Learning and Development opportunities to include paid courses relevant to your role,
- Health cash plan to include a range of benefits including dental, optical and medical treatments, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary & alternative therapies and yearly health screening.
Completed application forms should be returned by 5pm, Friday 14th August 2026.
If you have any disability which prevents you from completing the online application form, please contact me to discuss what further assistance you require.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.
*If shortlisted you will be sent an email inviting you for interview, please check the email address you have provided on the application and also your junk mail folder*
The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and also provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. We are also committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks where appropriate and processing information in accordance with the code. Choice has a policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request (email:
[email protected])
Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.
**NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post.**
“Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer”
