Reference: CBC26035
Salary details: £29,064 to £31,537 per year pro rata
Job term: Fixed term till March 2027 (with potential for extension)
Appointment type: Part time
Hours: 18 hours and 30 minutes (Monday to Wednesday)
Location: Town Hall / Estates
Department: Housing Services
CBC26035 - Job description and person specification.
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Chesterfield Borough Council has a commitment to ensuring that our tenants can influence and shape the delivery of the services they receive from their housing service.
We are looking for a highly motivated housing officer – tenant involvement. The role will seek to enable tenants to effectively influence housing policies, identify service and neighbourhood improvements and help us respond to current good practice.
The successful candidate will possess excellent customer service skills and knowledge of social housing issues, particularly tenant engagement.
The post requires working directly with tenant as well as other Council staff, external and partner organisations to deliver and develop the Council’s tenant involvement offer. The post may require working at evenings and weekends.
A full manual‑driving capability is essential, as the role involves driving a manual van.
The Council is an excellent employer with rewarding conditions of service which include generous leave entitlement and sick pay, flexible and agile working, progressive HR policies, access to the local government pension scheme and discounted leisure membership.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Crouch, Housing Strategy and Engagement Manager, via email at James.Crouch@Chesterfield.gov.uk
Please refer to the attached job description, and to apply, follow the instructions below.
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
How to apply
Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.
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Closing date: 29 June 2026
Provisional interview date: Week commencing 6 July 2026