Housing Management - Housing Assistant

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Position: Housing Assistant - full-time (35 hours) (Monday to Friday 9am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm – flexi time in operation) Salary: £30,250 to £33,617 (EVH Grade 5) SHAPS Pension Scheme (Pension Salary Sacrifice available) 25 days annual leave plus 15 public holidays (pro rata) Location: Based at Head Office New Mart Place with the option to work from home two days a week.

Job Type

Full Time

Manor Estates Housing Association is seeking to recruit a full-time Housing Assistant to join our busy Housing Management Team. This vacancy has arisen due to a staff member being appointed to another role within the Association.

Key Responsibilities

• Previous experience of working in a housing environment
• Excellent administrative skills
• Strong skills in standard office ICT packages, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent customer engagement skills, both over the phone and face to face
• Previous experience and/or the ability to learn (with training) how to use our housing management software
• A willingness to work collaboratively as part of a small team
• A positive attitude and the desire to make a difference to our organisation and its tenants or customers? And service user.

Key Terms and Conditions

• 25 days annual leave
• 15 days public holidays
• 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements
• Contributory pension scheme

Manor Estates Housing Association is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities employer. We guarantee an interview for all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Closing date for applications: 26th February 2026 at 12 noon. Interviews will be held We anticipate interviewing week commencing 2nd March