Salary range: Career Grade 5 £34,104 - £35,109 p.a. plus fantastic benefits and progressing towards grade 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

Repairs Support Officer – Career Grade 5–6

Start your career in Housing Repairs and help keep repairs moving for Croydon residents.

The role

We’re looking for a Repairs Support Officer to join our Housing Repairs service.

This is a career-grade role, offering the opportunity to join at Grade 5 and develop towards the full Grade 6 Repairs Support Officer role.

You’ll provide administrative and customer support across the repairs service, helping to make sure enquiries, outstanding works and issues are followed up and progressed. You’ll work with residents, repairs teams, contractors and other Housing colleagues, acting as an important link between frontline and back-office services.

Your work will include monitoring outstanding works orders, responding to customer enquiries, coordinating information and actions, supporting the arrangement and follow-up of inspections, dealing with complaints and customer feedback and helping to make sure identified works are completed in a timely way. You’ll also contribute to monitoring performance, identifying issues and supporting a good-quality, value-for-money repairs service.

As you develop, you’ll build your knowledge of responsive repairs, property maintenance and the building environment, while taking on a broader range of work with greater independence.

What we’re looking for at entry level

You don’t need previous responsive repairs or social housing experience to join us at Grade 5.

We’re looking for someone with experience of working with customers or the public who can provide a good standard of customer service.

You’ll need to be organised, able to manage competing priorities and comfortable following up enquiries and actions to make sure things are progressed. You’ll communicate clearly, build positive working relationships and work effectively with colleagues and others involved in delivering the service.

You’ll also need good literacy, numeracy and IT skills, a practical approach to problem solving and the ability to ask appropriate questions, work within agreed procedures and recognise when technical or management input is needed.

Most importantly, you’ll need a willingness to learn and develop the repairs and property knowledge required for the substantive Grade 6 role.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to start a career in Housing Repairs while helping deliver a good service to Croydon residents.

You’ll gain practical experience of a busy repairs service, working with residents, contractors and Housing colleagues while developing your knowledge of responsive repairs, property maintenance and service delivery.

You’ll also benefit from:

Local Government Pension Scheme
Up to 31 days annual leave, subject to eligibility, plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase additional leave
Career development and learning opportunities
Family-friendly provisions
Flexible and agile working in line with service requirements
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
The opportunity to make a difference to residents and their homes

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Application closing date: Friday 2 October 2026

Assessment/Interviews: Week commencing 23 November 2026

Apply early

This vacancy may close without notice if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.