Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Typical pay: £23,000 to £35,000Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
With experience and training you could specialise in an area of housing like homelessness, sheltered accommodation or anti-social behaviour. You might also become a senior housing officer or manager. You could also move into policy development, working on strategies to improve the supply and access to social housing.
Courses for this career
See free Housing Officer courses
Level 2
- Certificate in Understanding Tenant Support in Social Housing L26 courses
- Certificate in Housing Practice L25 courses
Level 3
- Certificate in Housing Practice L34 courses