Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Salary Grade D - £25,992 (Level one) rising to £26,835 per annum (Level three)
Location: Aspley & Bilborough office – Harvey Road
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven, and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
To provide a comprehensive housing service to our customers, giving advice and assistance on a diverse range of issues to support the delivery of the Tenancy and Estate Management service in customer contact points across Nottingham city. To provide an effective and high-quality administrative support service. It’s a challenging role, but the rewards in terms of fulfilment are high, and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that your contribution really matters, as everyone needs somewhere safe, decent, and affordable to live.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of working within a team and of proactively working towards joint targets
- The ability to remain calm and able to make accurate and timely decisions whilst under pressure and to maintain control of challenging situations
- Proficiency in the use of all Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and be able to prepare accurate reports, graphs, and spreadsheets, and carry out day-to-day admin duties as required
- The ability to demonstrate self-motivation and work proactively with minimum supervision.
- Proven ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- A supportive approach to managing customer services and relationships, whilst maintaining a professional attitude
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements in your CV & supporting document.
You can find the job description for this post here: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/pmadsxlv/jd-housing-officer.pdf
At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
Closing Date: Friday 08 August 2025 (midnight) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date,and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews: 22 August 2025 at our Aspley & Bilborough office – Harvey Road, Nottingham, NG8 3BB - Please note this is subject to change
If you have any queries relating to the role or wish to get an update on your application, please email our Housing Services Recruitment team
[email protected]If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
