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About the role
Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable residents and ensuring they have access to safe, secure, and well-managed accommodation?
We are looking for a proactive and organised Temporary Accommodation Site Officer to manage and support the day-to-day operation of our relocatable temporary accommodation sites across West Northamptonshire.
In this important role, you will help ensure residents are housed in a safe, clean, secure, and well-maintained environment, promoting wellbeing while ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with residents, colleagues, contractors, and partner organisations to maintain high standards across our accommodation sites and support positive outcomes for those experiencing housing difficulties.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
As a Temporary Accommodation Site Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of relocatable temporary accommodation sites, ensuring residents are housed in a safe, clean, secure and well-maintained environment.
You will carry out site inspections, monitor health and safety compliance, coordinate repairs and maintenance, liaise with contractors, and maintain accurate records. Working closely with residents, you will provide practical support, respond to enquiries and concerns, promote positive community standards, and help residents successfully sustain their accommodation.
You will also manage resident move-ins and move-outs, complete inductions and property inspections, and ensure accommodation is prepared efficiently for new occupancies, helping to maximise availability and deliver a high-quality service for those in temporary accommodation.
About you
You don’t need experience across all aspects of the job as that will form part of your development journey, but if you are a great communicator, have an interest in Housing, and are willing to learn the legislation, policy and practises we want to hear from you.
About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government
reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey
to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and
communities.
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great
place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to
make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance,
Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver
services.
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with
ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail,
and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A
place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-
minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and
challenges you in a positive way, every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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