Sanctuary manages rented and shared ownership homes and supports community initiatives for thousands of customers across England. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.
Building Safety and Homes Administrator
Basildon based with a balance of home and office working
£24,832 - £26,139 per year (pro rata)
35 hours per week
Temporary position for up to 18 months
We have an opportunity for a Building Safety and Homes Administrator to join our team based in Basildon. This role sits within the Building Safety department which is responsible for ensuring that the Group meets all new and existing legislative and regulatory requirements with regard to building safety.
The role of Building Safety and Homes Administrator will include:
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-Provide an effective and efficient administration service ensuring provision of services, in line with policies, procedures and relevant regulations
-Maintain effective database records and processes to ensure the accurate recording and timely provision of information ensuring they are as user friendly and accessible as possible
-Assist in the production of quality information to support the monitoring of compliance with regulations and service standards and enable statutory and performance reporting
-Support the management and maintenance of relationships with internal and external stakeholders, residents and contractors, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and escalating where appropriate
Skills and experiences:
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-Recent experience of undertaking a similar role
-Proven experience of working to deadlines and prioritising workloads, both for self and others
-Good communication skills
-Works well within a team-based environment
-Good interpersonal and customer care skills
-Basic knowledge of SAP housing management system or similar
-Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
Why work for us?
We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
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-25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
-A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
-Life Assurance
-Employee Volunteering scheme
-Employee Advice Service including counselling
-Cycle to Work scheme
-Voluntary health plans
-Employee discounts
-Wellbeing support and tools
-Employee recognition scheme
-Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
-Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
-£24,832 per annum (rising to £26,139 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance) (pro rata)
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Closing Date: 2 October 2025
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you # reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - sanctuary/join-our-team
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Housing Services Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
