Why Work in Social Housing?
- Flexible working hours supporting a good work/life balance
- Generous annual leave entitlement with on average 25 days annual leave offered from the start of employment
- Lots of scope for regular career progression opportunities
- Recession proof sector allowing you to utilise your skills within this sector at any stage of your professional career
- Good starting salaries between £18-25K, which are rising due to increasing staffing & skill demands not being met
- Opportunities for regular ongoing training & personal development whilst on the job
- Excellent opportunities for further study, with study leave arrangements, and course fees paid by social landlord employers, for Housing Diploma's, BA's and MSC level studies
- There is a significant demand for housing professionals, placing the applicant in a dominant position within a favourable social housing job market
- Due to the current demand, increasingly, no experience is required at recruitment stage, just good strong transferable skills including key communication skills, and customer service experience from employment backgrounds including customer service roles, voluntary & community, and both private and public sector roles and backgrounds
- Gravitas Training courses & programmes are suited for those who are seeking a fresh challenge, higher salaries, and with meaningful on the job skills training, including further opportunities to study, while you work, and get paid
- Working in social housing is a positive role with a firm social output in helping develop communities, and solve everyday local housing problems
View the following websites for more information on why you should work in social housing: