Horton Housing Association

Halifax, HX1 5ER
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Salary: £26 655.00 per annum
- Working Hours: 35
- Job Category: Support Work / Housing
- 09/02/2026 - 16 days remaining**Job Introduction**:
Reporting to the Scheme Manager, you will be working across Calderdale supporting the day-to-day operational management of properties. You will provide intensive housing management to tenants including duties such as assisting tenants to comply with the terms of their occupancy agreement, recording, handling repairs, minimising voids. You will liaise very closely with internal and external professionals working with our tenants.

**Essential experience required**:

- Understanding of and/or experience of the challenges faced by people going through difficult times e.g. homelessness, ill-health, offending, unemployment etc. This could be through paid employment, volunteering or lived experience.
- Understanding of and/or experience of strength-based, person-led approaches to working alongside people.
- Experience of housing management including reporting repairs, health & safety, void management, dealing with tenancy issues, tenancy enforcement etc.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with people based on transparency, trust and respect.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong partnership working; liaising and working closely with other agencies/organisations to provide a holistic service.
- Experience of the welfare benefits system, including Universal Credit and Housing Benefit.
- Understanding of trauma informed practice would be desirable.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle that can be insured for business use.

For the full role profile please see the attached job description.

This role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle that can be insured for business use. Please be aware that Horton Housing Association is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

Interview date set for: 19th February 2026

**Overview**:
**Number of Positions**
1

**Contract Type**
Full Time

**Working Hours**
35

**Salary**
£26 655.00 per annum

**Job Category**
Support Work / Housing

**Location**
Halifax

**Reference**
hortonhousingcareers/TP/2169/139