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As a housing officer, you’ll look after rented properties for housing associations, local authorities, charities or private sector firms, supporting tenants with their housing needs. Learn more about a career in housing, find out what it involves and what you’ll need to study and do to get a role.
Generally, career development as a housing officer depends on gaining as much experience as possible in a range of situations.
You might use your first entry-level role to take advantage of on-the-job training and learn from more experienced colleagues to increase your skillset. You may also start your career with a graduating training programme offered through a local authority or housing association.
As your career progresses, you might decide to specialise in one area like special needs housing, homelessness or urban regeneration.
As an experienced housing officer, you might move into a more senior role like senior housing officer or housing manager and line manage a team of housing officers.
Ultimately this could lead to further promotion heading up a region or housing service. You’ll need to be strong in other areas like finance, strategy and policymaking to achieve this level of success.
Professional organisations you might join include the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
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