The Strategic Housing and Investment Team are responsible for overseeing Sefton’s strategic housing function, including the development and delivery of the Council’s Housing Strategy, investment programmes, housing led regeneration, social housing growth, homeless commissioning and social housing allocations.

Job requirements:

Working as part of a small team, in this role the postholder will provide support to the Social Housing Programme including day to day oversight of services delivered to council tenants, supporting governance and providing finance and administrative support.

The post holder will work closely with service providers, particularly the Council’s Housing Management Agent who will provide housing management and maintenance services to council tenants. The post holder will be a key point of contact in the council for customer service and engagement ensuring that customers receive the highest quality service for the homes they live in. The post holder will lead on tenant engagement, ensuring tenants are supported in the involvement in the management of their homes working closely and liaising with the management agent.

In addition, the post holder will support the management and monitoring of performance, provide project management support for the Social Housing Programme and support with statutory returns.

Closing Date 10^th November 2025.

Interviews will take place for shortlisted candidates at the end of November.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.