Argyle Street Housing Co-operative Recruitment
Job Description
Housing Co-ordinator (jobshare)
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To be responsible, with our other housing co-ordinator/s, for the day-to-day running of ASH Co-op in co-operation
with the membership; deal with outside bodies on behalf of the co-op; keep computer records; maintain and develop
office and financial systems; and provide administrative support for working groups.
REPORTING TO
The Employment Co-ordinators, who are elected by the members on to ASH Co-op’s committee.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
All tasks are to be carried out with the relevant Co-ordinators and Working Groups where appropriate. As a volunteer
led organisation, the Housing Co-ordinators will be expected to liaise with working group co-ordinators from time to
time to agree how tasks will split between them. A key responsibility of the Housing Co-ordinators is to provide
continuity where volunteers are unable to do so.
CORE TASKS (priorities for day to day)
General
- Ensure the office is open within agreed opening hours, informing members of opening times
- Liaise with outside organisations on the Co-op’s behalf
- Process all incoming post and email and pass on to relevant working groups
- Maintain supplies of stationery and other consumables distributed to members from the office
Maintenance
- Respond to repair and other Maintenance requests, arranging suitable works from approved contractor list and
giving members appropriate notice of works
- Assist with access to properties when contractors are on site
- Assist with organising cyclical Grounds and Maintenance works and annual safety checks
- Organise annual fire risk assessment and works arising with contractors
Finance
- Process all invoices and record payments in cashbook
- Pass along invoices to be paid to Finance Group for approval and payment each week
- Liaise with payroll company and process worker pay, pension and HMRC invoices for payment
- Process requests for reimbursement for member expenses, either via bank transfer or rent adjustment
- Maintain accurate records of all financial matters, reconciling monthly and annually
Rent
- Process all rent transactions including benefits payments, maintaining accurate records of members rent balances
and payments
- Reconcile rent book weekly
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Send out weekly communications to members in arrears, supporting the Rent Group to address arrears and taking
appropriate action to recover the debt
- Provide information/assistance to members applying for housing benefits and liaise with council/Universal Credit
relating to issues with claims where appropriate
- Represent the Co-op in court and make applications to court where arrears remain unaddressed
Allocations
- Respond to enquiries and applications to join the Co-op
- Complete tenancy sign-ups for new members
- Liaise with Allocations Group to organise Open Evenings and Shortlist Interviews
- Maintain records of applicants and shortlist
- Ensure rooms are checked when members leave, inform houses of timeframes to fill the vacancy, and monitor
vacancies that run long in line with policy
Secretarial
- Help members prepare proposals and items for meetings (such as research, costings, and item wording), and assist
with agenda writing when needed
- Signpost members towards working groups and projects that they can get involved with
- Assist with maintaining records of meetings and committee members
- Inform members about rules and policies
- Ensure personal data is processed in line with GDPR
Support and Wellbeing
- Listen to members experiencing conflict, and signpost on to Support and Wellbeing Group and/or external
organisations as appropriate
- Adapt approach and systems to meet members’ health and communication needs.
- Maintain records of Support and Wellbeing and assist with monitoring timeframes for cases
- Assist members with applications for benefits and other relevant support
- Co-ordinate members accessing counselling where co-op agrees to fund sessions
OTHER TASKS (less frequent or cyclical tasks)
Secretarial:
- Attending General Meetings
- Preparing quarterly reports for General meeting
- Complete annual return to Social Housing Regulator
Rent:
- Sending annual rent change notifications to members
Finance:
- Organising service rebates to members at end of financial year
- Assisting with annual audit and preparation of financial documents for annual return
- Preparation and support of annual budget setting
Other groups:
- Assisting with organising co-op events, such as member training and Mill Road Winter Fair
- Identifying and organising trainings for workers with the Employment group
- Researching and supporting Development projects and long-term asset management projects
- Supporting Equality and Diversity group work