Assistant Housing Officer; Older Persons Services

Assistant Housing Officer (Older Persons Services) - Permanent, Full Time Organisation Colchester Borough Homes Job Description

1 x Permanent, full time – 37 hours per week. Monday to Friday.

Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award‑winning organisation, providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential, commercial and public buildings throughout the Borough, including the Council housing stock, Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.

CBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our sheltered tenants' lives. We aim to be a trusted choice for local housing, property and community services. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference.

We are seeking a proactive candidate to provide tenancy management services for Colchester City Council Sheltered Housing stock.

We are particularly interested in attracting a highly motivated and organised candidate with Housing Management and Customer Service experience. If you are a customer and solution‑focused individual who enjoys a challenge and feel you can make a difference, we would like to hear from you.

• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution
• Excellent training, development and progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years
  * service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period
• Opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop
• Discounted gym membership – corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Free flu jab
• Exceptional flexible working arrangement
• Agile Working at CBH gives flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and service area
• Payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use

You can find out more about Colchester Borough Homes by visiting

For further details and to apply, please visit Jobs
· Colchester City Council and click on 'apply via online portal' at the base of the page.

If you wish to discuss the role, please contact either:

• Rebecca Johnson – Re
• Emma Lapsley –  

Interview date to be confirmed.

Colchester Borough Homes are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those with physical or mental disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer, and are accredited for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

Location:

Colchester, Essex

Organisation:
Colchester Borough Homes

Job Type: Property (Property Job)

Closing Date: 02/03/2026

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