Temporary Accommodation Placement Officer
Posted on 18 August 2025 Apply
* Directorate BHCC: Homes and Adult Social Care
* Salary £32,061 - £33,699
* Contract Secondment
* Closing Date Apply by 1 September 2025
Location
Bartholomew House
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Job Summary
* Job reference
orbis/TP/362094/45266
- Positions available
3
- Working hours
37
- Closing date
1 September 2025
- Job category
Housing
- Organisation
Brighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
Fixed term for 2 years
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read the Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.
For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Lowery - Temporary Accommodation Manager on
About the role
A position is available within the Temporary Accommodation Team working with Homeless households. The role can be interesting, complex, demanding and very rewarding. It involves managing movement into, and out of, the council's temporary accommodation – having regard for best use of stock and resources, as well as the specific needs of the client. You will manage issues arising throughout the duration of all placements, including repairs, transfers and anti-social behaviour
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you've submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
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Company information
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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-).
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