41 temporary accommodation officer jobs found

Adecco is recruiting for an experienced and motivated Temporary Accommodation Officer to support a busy Housing & Regeneration service within a local authority in South West London. This is a key frontline role providing safe, suitable temporary accommodation for households experiencing homelessness. If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and want a role where your decisions make a direct, positive impact on people's lives, this could be the perfect fit. Temporary Accommodation Officer - 2 positions available! Public Sector - Local Authority Temporary Role - 3 months with possible extension Full Time - Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week £20.76 per hour PAYE / £27.07 per hour Umbrella ASAP Start *Please be aware that, owing to the operational demands of the role, this post is entirely on‑site with no option for home working.* About the Role In this role, you will: Allocate and let temporary accommodation in line with statutory legislation and the Homelessness Code of...

Marks Consulting Partners are currently looking for an Accommodation Officer to work with one of our Local Authority clients in London. What the Job Will Be Doing * Delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service to residents within Temporary Accommodation (TA) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) housing * Managing TA and PRS portfolios, ensuring properties meet required standards, compliance and are used efficiently * Supporting the procurement and allocation of cost-effective accommodation in line with statutory duties * Conducting both planned and ad hoc property inspections, ensuring health & safety and compliance standards are met * Managing housing leases and contracts, ensuring landlords and managing agents comply with agreements * Supporting residents in TA, providing housing advice and promoting move-on into more sustainable accommodation options * Working closely with caseworkers and internal teams to manage placements, including nightly-paid...

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established Housing Association for an experienced Temporary Accommodation Officer to deliver high-quality tenancy and neighbourhood management services across temporary accommodation, Housing First and general needs tenancies. This is a varied, customer-facing role supporting residents, including those with complex and vulnerable needs, ensuring sustainable tenancies and safe, well-managed neighbourhoods.  Key Responsibilities of a Temporary Accomodation Officer: Managing tenancies within temporary accommodation and mixed tenure patches, ensuring pre-tenancy work, risk assessments and reviews are completed Supporting vulnerable tenants and working closely with support agencies to sustain tenancies Conducting move-in checks, 6-week settling-in visits, 9-month starter tenancy reviews and ongoing tenancy audits Managing rent arrears, setting up repayment plans and reducing debt Handling ASB cases, tenancy breaches, safeguarding concerns and...

Marks Consulting Partners are currently looking for a Temporary Accommodation Officer to work with one of our Housing Association clients in Hertfordshire. What the Job Will Be Doing * Managing tenancies within Temporary Accommodation, ensuring a high-quality and customer-focused housing management service * Completing pre-tenancy checks, risk assessments and regular tenancy reviews, including six-weekly and long-term tenancy reviews * Supporting residents with complex needs, helping them sustain their tenancies and access appropriate services * Managing rent accounts, setting up payment plans and monitoring arrears to reduce debt * Handling anti-social behaviour cases and tenancy breaches in line with policies and procedures * Carrying out regular property and fire safety inspections, ensuring properties meet health and safety standards * Managing void turnaround processes to ensure properties are re-let efficiently * Working collaboratively with internal...

Housing Accommodation Officer 📍 Location: Folkestone & Hythe, Kent 📄 Contract: Temproary 3 months from start date 🕒 Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) 💷 Pay: £17.42 - £19.64 per hour (DOE) (£33,603 - £37,889 pro rata) 🚗 Mileage: Paid at 0.45p per mile 💼 Ready for a role where no two days are the same? We're looking for a dynamic, tech-savvy Housing Accommodation Officer to join our team and help deliver essential Temporary Accommodation (TA) services. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where your strong IT skills will be front and centre-keeping systems updated, managing records, and responding quickly to changing needs. From setting up properties to arranging placements at short notice, you'll play a key role in supporting vulnerable residents and ensuring accommodation runs smoothly. ✨ Why This Role Stands Out 🔄 A varied role across office, home, and onsite locations ❤️ Make a real difference in people's lives 🧠 Perfect for someone who...

Are you in search of a temporary yet fulfilling role? Look no further! We're thrilled to offer an exciting position for our client based in North West London who are looking to appoint a Social Housing Assessment and Lettings Officer for the 3 months ongoing, at the rate of £28.19 per hour umbrella Job responsibilities To investigate and assess all households who apply for housing under the Housing Act 1985 and Housing Act 1996 (Part VI). This includes registering new and general housing applicants; undertaking verifications, including home visits and organising medical assessments; notifying applicants of their housing assessment priority and management and administration for existing applications. 2. The post-holders will also support the management and administration of the choice-based lettings service, including prioritisation of applicants for viewings/offers, dealing with customer enquiries and organising the advertisement of properties. 3. Contribute to meeting the...

Local Authority Housing Resolution Officer, North West London  Pay rate to £28.16 per hour  Contract role, Local Authority Housing    Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Housing Resolution Officer in North West London.  You will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority.  Overview:  To provide housing options advice to households in temporary accommodation and promote effective move-on to other settled housing, including private rented sector, intermediate and social housing.   The post-holder will also undertake suitability of accommodation reviews, fear of violence investigations and related enforcement activity; work with accommodation providers and other services to resolve complaints and tenancy support issues; and support the implementation of a programme of tenancy audits.   To provide tailored support and assistance to all accepted homeless households by ensuring they move on to more settled housing in a timely fashion.   To ensure any offers of...

Housing Resolutions Officer Rate of pay: £21.41 PAYE or £28.19 umbrella Location: HA9 Job Type: Full-time temporary role Contract End Date: 31/10/2026 with possible extensionWe are seeking a dedicated Housing Resolutions Officer to provide comprehensive housing options advice and support to households in temporary accommodation. This role involves promoting effective move-on to settled housing options, conducting suitability reviews, and managing related enforcement activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in housing law and experience working with vulnerable groups. Day-to-day of the role: Visit households in temporary accommodation to provide advice on housing options, managing expectations based on individual needs and housing priorities. Collaborate with housing teams to monitor and support bidding activity, ensuring households make informed housing choices. Refer households to relevant agencies for additional support, including employment, training, and...

We're recruiting a proactive and customer-focused Resident Access Officer to join a busy housing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative and customer service skills who's passionate about supporting residents and delivering excellent frontline housing services. You'll play a key role in ensuring residents receive a seamless, high-quality service - acting as the first point of contact for housing enquiries, providing administrative and project support, and helping customers access the right advice and assistance as quickly as possible. The Role ·Deliver a responsive and professional telephone and email service for residents and customers, ensuring queries are resolved quickly and effectively. ·Provide accurate information on housing services, including tenancy, allocations, rent, and temporary accommodation matters. ·Support residents to self-serve online and promote digital engagement where possible. ·Manage and monitor team inboxes,...

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Emergency Accommodation Officer to join a local authority team in North London. This role involves overseeing a hostel that provides temporary accommodation for families experiencing homelessness, ensuring a safe, supportive, and well-managed environment. Key responsibilities include maintaining high standards of health and safety, with a strong focus on fire safety compliance, as well as carrying out essential administrative duties. You will also play a vital role in delivering excellent customer service, supporting residents with professionalism, empathy, and respect. The role requires flexibility, with shifts scheduled between 7:00am and 10:00pm, including weekend working. As the hostel operates 24/7, you will also be required to work some bank holidays, with time off provided in lieu. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of housing or supported accommodation settings, strong organisational skills, and the ability to...

We're recruiting an experienced Homeless Intervention Officer to join a busy local authority housing service, supporting the delivery of a proactive homelessness prevention and relief function. This is a frontline, statutory role focused on early intervention, preventing homelessness and managing crisis cases. You will work directly with vulnerable residents, carrying out assessments, making legal decisions and delivering tailored housing solutions in line with current legislation. The Role - Triage new homelessness approaches, providing advice and early intervention to prevent homelessness - Conduct full homelessness assessments and determine duties in line with Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 - Develop and manage Personalised Housing Plans, taking all reasonable steps to prevent or relieve homelessness - Make and review statutory homeless decisions, ensuring compliance with legislation and mitigating risk of legal challenge - Assess...

Are you commercially minded, relationship-driven, and passionate about tackling homelessness? Join the Housing Supply Team and play a key role in securing high-quality accommodation for residents in need. As a Housing Supply Officer, you’ll be at the forefront of increasing the supply of Temporary Accommodation (TA) and Private Rented Sector (PRS) housing to meet demand and ensure compliance with local policies and procedures. Your work will directly support the Council in fulfilling its statutory homelessness duties while delivering sustainable, practical housing solutions. Housing Supply Officer - What You’ll Be Doing Working proactively with the market to increase the supply of TA and PRS accommodation. Securing Private Rented Sector properties on commercially sustainable terms for use by Enfield households. Procuring Private Leased Annexes (PLA) and Private Sector Leased (PSL) properties for temporary use. Converting existing leases onto new leasing schemes and managing...

Do you have experience as a Housing Options Officer? Do you want to work with a knowledgeable team of peers to help reduce the number of people in temporary accommodation? I’m excited to be able to recruit for my client who are looking for an experienced applicant to join an expanding Housing Options Team.  Main Duties Include: Provide a quality service of housing options, advice, and homeless prevention casework to fulfil the authority’s statutory function to prevent homelessness in accordance with Housing Act 1996. Ensure the robust processing of homeless applications and appropriate accurate and quality advice is given to prevent all aspects of homelessness. Use all available homelessness prevention tools to sustain tenancies or secure suitable, affordable accommodation. Writing and issuing robust Section 184 decisions. Provide a comprehensive statutory service of advice and assistance to all non-priority homeless cases including rough sleepers in accordance with s.192 Housing...

Job Title: Finance & Income Officer Location: Ealing, W5 2HL - Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote) Hourly rate £23.05 PAYE / £30.09 Umbrella per hour Contract Length: 3-month contract (possibility of extension) Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 35 hours ASAP Start About the Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance & Income Officer to join a busy public‑sector housing finance team. You will play a key role in supporting income and expenditure activity across temporary accommodation and housing services, ensuring accurate financial records, compliant processing, and effective financial control in a high‑volume, deadline‑driven environment. This role is ideal for a finance professional with strong local authority or housing experience who enjoys working collaboratively across finance, housing, and supplier teams. Key Responsibilities Income & Expenditure Support Provide hands‑on support for income and expenditure...

Job Title: Welfare Officer Location: Crowborough (site based) Salary: £28,000-£35,000 Hours: 48 hours per week (mix of day and night shifts, 12-hour shifts) Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 12 months Purpose of the Role: The Welfare Officer is responsible for delivering direct advice and safeguarding support to service users on site. The site provides safe, temporary accommodation for all service users. Managing an assigned caseload, the Welfare Officer conducts room checks, maintains accurate records, updates relevant systems, and follows company procedures at all times. Key Responsibilities: * Manage a caseload of Service Users within the Initial Accommodation estate. * Provide guidance and signposting to essential services, including doctors, shops, and support agencies. * Conduct regular visits, report incidents, absconders, and any Service User concerns. * Ensure timely Move on of Service Users before the final payment date. * Arrange initial transport for Service...

Intensive Housing Management Officer (Temporary – 3 Months) Based in Shrewsbury | Regular travel to Bridgnorth & Oswestry £23 per hour We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Intensive Housing Management Officer on a 3-month temporary contract, supporting housing patches in Oswestry and Bridgnorth. This is a varied, hands-on role focused on delivering intensive housing management across Independent Living schemes and Temporary Accommodation homes, making a real difference to tenants who need additional support. The Role You will be responsible for: * Carrying out intensive housing management visits * Managing tenancies from sign-up through to sustainment * Monitoring rent accounts and addressing arrears early * Completing support and safeguarding referrals * Working closely with vulnerable residents, including those with complex needs * Dealing confidently and professionally with challenging situations * Supporting residents within Sheltered...

A senior finance leadership role with genuine breadth, profile and influence. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced local government finance leader to take on a pivotal maternity cover post supporting a major Residents and Housing portfolio. Sitting at the heart of a high-demand, high-visibility service area, this role offers the chance to lead across some of the most important and financially sensitive parts of a council’s operation. You will be the senior finance lead for the Housing General Fund, the HRA, and the wider Resident Experience portfolio, with a particularly important focus on Temporary Accommodation, homelessness-related pressures, housing operations and customer-facing services. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit in the background. You will work closely with senior directors, members and heads of service, providing clear strategic advice, robust challenge and high-quality insight across a complex and fast-moving agenda. You will need to be...

Housing Accommodation Officer Contract: 3 Month contract from start date. Pay: £16.64–£18.86 per hour (DOE) — equivalent to £32,103–£36,389 per annum Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) Mileage: Paid at HMRC rate (45p per mile) Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable households and ensuring safe, well-managed accommodation? We’re looking for a proactive and reliable Housing Accommodation Officer to join our team on a part-time, fixed-term basis. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. The successful candidate will split their time between office-based work, home working, and onsite visits — primarily to temporary accommodation in the Folkestone and Hythe areas. Please note: You will be required to work from the office with the team every Wednesday. Key Responsibilities * Carry out spot checks on Temporary Accommodation (TA) * Complete fire alarm testing in TA * Conduct and maintain TA inventories *...

Are you an experienced administrator seeking a rewarding temporary role where you can make a meaningful impact? As a Temporary Director’s Office Secretary, you will provide essential clerical and reception support to a distinguished organisation, ensuring smooth daily operations and outstanding service delivery. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills while working in an inspiring environment. Please note, this is a temporary position paid on a weekly PAYE basis and will require an immediate start, notice periods cannot be accommodated. Temporary Director’s Office Secretary Responsibilities This position will involve, but will not be limited to: Managing the Director’s busy schedule and organising meetings to optimise their time and priorities. Serving as the first point of contact for visitors and callers, professionally representing the organisation. Preparing and formatting correspondence, reports, and presentations to a high standard. Handling sensitive...

Project Manager (Groundworks) - Commercial Project Exeter | Full-Time | Two plus years work Introduction We are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced project manager to oversee a large groundworks package on a large multi-million pound commercial new build. The Role Managing groundworks on a new build accommodation site. Coordinating site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers. Ensuring health & safety compliance across all operations. Monitoring project progress, budgets, and timelines. Building and maintaining strong client relationships. Reporting regularly to senior leadership. Requirements Proven experience in groundworks or civil engineering project management. Strong leadership and organisational skills. Excellent knowledge of health & safety regulations. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Commercial awareness and budget management experience. Relevant qualifications (SMSTS, CSCS, or equivalent preferred). What We Offer...