Job opportunities
Whether they are involved in providing homes, delivering care and support, or working with the community, our people make a vital contribution to the lives of thousands living in central and west London. Recruiting and developing the best people is essential for us as we continue to grow. See our current opportunities below:
Senior Sales & Marketing Executive
Closing date: 08/11/2020Location: Emily HouseSalary: £39,780 per annumReference: OCTON560821Do you have experience of selling shared ownership properties? Do you like achieving targets and delivering great customer service? This could be the role for you. We are currently seeking a Senior Sales & Marketing Executive to play a key role within the Home Ownership team at Octavia. With a thorough understanding and experience of delivering shared ownership sales you will take the lead role in generating sales across a variety of sites. Working with the Head of Sales you will assist with marketing and selling of our shared ownership homes. You will ensure sales are monitored, reported on and targets are achieved. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in residential sales, and a sound knowledge of the property conveyance process. You will also have excellent communication, customer service and organisational skills. You will develop and deliver an effective customer orientated service which supports purchasers throughout the buying process. You will ensure that excellent customer service is at the heart of all you do. You will be involved from the initial release of our developments to sale completion. This will include actively executing sales and marketing strategies in order to generate leads, qualify applicants, organise viewings, co-ordinating sales progression and paperwork. Your attention to detail will help to ensure your sales files are compliant and audit ready. It is essential that you can work both independently and as part of a team, and be confident when dealing with people at all levels face to face, over the telephone and in writing. You will be joining an award winning organisation committed to employee engagement, where every employee is valued, listened to, and supported to achieve their full potential. Hours of work are 35 per week Monday – Friday with regular evening and weekend viewings. Interviews to take place week commencing Monday 16th November .
Service Charge Finance Assistant
Closing date: 12/11/2020Location: Emily House / WFHSalary: £28,611Reference: OCTAK561426Octavia believes that good homes make for better lives. We aim to build happier lives and resilient communities by providing a responsive, supportive and effective service to all our residents, irrespective of tenure, with staff committed to integrated working within and across teams to deliver on resident priorities. We are looking for an experienced Service Charge Finance Assistant to join the accounting team, working closely with the Rents and Service Charge Accountant to ensure that we set reasonable estimated service charges, produce accurate actual charges and are proficient in the financial management of our service charge revenues and costs. You will maintain good working relationships with service departments and support them during the annual rent and service charge budget setting process. You will resolve any queries arising regarding service charges from within the business and provide timely and accurate advice. The successful candidate will have: Excellent skills in financial systems and analytics, including advance Excel, and be proficient in processing high volume financial transactions Understanding of social housing rent and service charges Sound accounting knowledge and the ability to apply this to practical business situations Excellent customer service skills The ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload Great problem solving skills with creative, practical solutions The ability to work effectively with other teams within Octavia Closing Date: (Midnight )Thursday 12th November 2020 Interviews to be held on Thursday 19th & Friday 20th November 2020 PLEASE NO AGENCIES
Care and Support Workers
Closing date: 30/11/2020Location: London (covering Kensington, Westminster and Hounslow)Salary: £10.76 per hour (Day) - £10.96 per hour (Night)Reference: OCTVH514513Are you a compassionate people person with some history of caring for and supporting others? Do you have a passion for providing great personal care and supporting older people to be as independent as they can and would like to use your skills to make a real difference to the lives of local older people? About us Octavia, winner of Great British Care Employer of the year Award 2017, have been improving lives in London for over 150 years. Our seven extra care schemes are well located in North Kensington, Westminster and Hounslow to provide modern accessible homes for 179 local older people, who have a range of physical and mental health needs. Majority of our services have been rated consistently ‘Good’ by CQC, with one recently awarded ‘Outstanding’ for responsiveness. We believe it is every one of our staff that makes us outstanding, and so we are committed to investing in them to ensure they feel valued and empowered to care for and support others to be independent. When you join us you will be part of an amazing team of people who share our drive to be a force for good in the lives of local older people and who believe in our values of being Reliable, Responsive and Respectful. Our rates start at £10.76 per hour (day) and £10.96 (waking night) About you We have opportunities for Care and Support workers with an awareness of the needs of older people with physical and mental health needs, who will be able to work as part of a 7 day weekly rota to meet these needs. We are interested in hearing from you whether you have work, volunteering and/or personal experience of providing personal care and supporting others. You will be compassionate, keen to listen to and understand people to enable them to get the most from their lives. You will put people at the centre of everything you do and will use your ideas, good communication and relatio