Company Information and Introduction
Job Title: Housing Officer
Department: Housing & Customer Services
Reports to: Senior Housing Officer
Location: Dublin Head Office (Brunel Building, Dublin 8) / Kilkenny office and Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Contract hours: 37 hours per week
Salary Range: €57,756 – €64,568
Travel: The post requires a full valid driving license
Reporting to Job Holder: Scheme Co-Ordinator’s, Cleaning Staff and Administration Staff based in housing developments and offices.
About Oaklee
Oaklee is a growing Approved Housing Body with responsibility for over 2,500 homes nationwide. Following deconsolidation from Choice Housing in 2023, the organisation is building strong internal capacity to support its next phase of growth. Oaklee plans to increase its housing portfolio by 40% by 2026, supported by sustained investment in people, systems, and data.
As an agile AHB, Oaklee offers staff opportunities to influence strategy and shape how services are delivered. Our work is guided by three core values:
Agility – working flexibly across teams, responding quickly to need, and acting decisively.
Empathy – being genuine and human, listening openly, and striving to do better.
Ambition – focusing on expertise, innovation, continuous improvement, and learning from experience.
Equal Opportunities
Oaklee is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the Traveller community.
What We Offer
In addition to our excellent terms and conditions, we offer a positive and supportive working environment with a strong team culture, good humour, and a genuine commitment to work life balance. As a growing organisation, Oaklee provides opportunities to shape services, develop professionally and progress your career while working within a collaborative and people focused workplace.
Our benefits include:
- Hybrid working arrangement – two days per week based in the office, supporting work life balance
- Competitive defined salary ranges, with annual discretionary salary reviews
- Generous annual leave entitlement – 22 days per annum
- Employer pension contribution – defined contributions of up to 7%
- Permanent Health Insurance (income protection)
- Death in service benefit – cover equivalent to three times annual salary
- Employee Assistance Programme – confidential wellbeing and support services
- Mileage allowance – paid at a fixed rate for business travel
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Housing Officers plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality housing management services across Oaklee developments, ensuring safe, sustainable, and well-managed communities for residents. The post holder is responsible for estate and tenancy management, lettings, rent account management, community development, resident engagement, contractor oversight, and regulatory compliance. Working closely with residents, local authorities, statutory agencies, contractors, and internal teams.
Housing Officers promote tenancy sustainment, addresses tenancy breaches and anti-social behaviour, supports community integration, and contributes to the effective delivery of housing services in line with organisational policies and objectives.
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