Housing Assistant

Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils,

Housing Assistant 37 hours per week, Permanent £27,709 - £29,542 per annum (depending on skills and experience) This is an exciting opportunity to join the Shared Housing Service working for both Wychavon and Malvern Hills District Council/s as a Housing Assistant, supporting the Private Sector Housing Team. This role is a permanent role, 37 hours working from Monday through to Friday.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment dealing with customer enquiries and liaising with external agencies.

The ability to use all Microsoft packages would be advantageous.

About You The successful candidate will:

• Hold a GCSE in Maths and English at Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification)
• Have a strong customer focus and be able to adapt their behaviour to communicate with the customer in a way that suits the customer’s needs
• Be able to use Microsoft programmes, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint
• Assist either Housing Options, Private Sector Housing or the Strategic Housing Teams to undertake administrative duties
• Maintain the computerised systems used by the Housing Service
• Actively promote services available to the public/stakeholders and keep information up to date
• Provide advice to members of the public in respect of all aspects of Housing. This could be via telephone, email, web forms, in person or home visits.
• Support the Principal Housing Officers to effectively monitor service delivery and report performance on a quarterly basis.
• Submit government returns for various aspects of the Housing Service on the Governments central portal – DELTA.
• Assist in the preparation of reports.
• Attend Council meetings and meetings with statutory/voluntary agencies as required.
• Raise purchase orders when services are purchased, raise invoices when the Local Authority is charging for services, and processing invoices for payment.
• Raise sundry debtor accounts and monitor payments, to ensure effective use of Council funds.
• The post holder will be required to travel to rural locations around the district therefore, must have the ability to travel around the district without the reliance of public transport.

What We Can Offer Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver our We are Wychavon District Council plan (attached) to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

• Agile Working
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

To discuss the post or for further information, please Kate Stevenson Pugh, Senior Private Sector Housing Officer – Kate.stevenson-pugh@wychavon.gov.uk.

Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. Closing date: Sunday 27 September 2026 Interview date: W ednesday 7 October 2026 (in person in Pershore) Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised. Attached documents 4. We Are Wychavon Plan 2025.pdf

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Housing Assistant