Housing Inspector – Repairs and Voids
Salary: £34,314 - £37,035
This is a Permanent Full Time position
Do you want to make a difference to your local community?
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us within our Housing Team. We are responsible for ensuring the effective maintenance of the Council’s housing stock, delivering high-quality repairs and voids management services to our tenants.
We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby, and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexitime and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefit
The Housing Inspector (Repairs and Voids) will be responsible for undertaking a full range of repairs and void inspections, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. The role involves inspecting properties, identifying defects, specifying required works, and managing the voids process to ensure properties are re-let efficiently. The role will also support the wider housing team in developing policies and strategies related to property management.
If you have experience in property management within a social housing context, knowledge of day-to-day repairs, void management, post-inspection processes, strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills, he ability to work flexibly and are able to prioritise workloads effectively we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.
A DBS check is required for this post.
At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.
We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.
Please contact Darren Bates (Property Services Manager) at darren.bates@oadby-wigston.gov.uk for any informal enquiries.
There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To apply for this role you must complete our online application form https://myaccount.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/service/OWBC_Job_Application_Form (CVs will not be accepted)
If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025