Facilities Officer

We are looking for a proactive, organised and customer-focused Temporary Accommodation Facilities Officer to join our team supporting individuals and households living in temporary accommodation across Warwick District.

Experience in housing, property management, facilities, repairs and maintenance, or temporary accommodation would be beneficial. Most importantly, you will be proactive, detail-oriented and committed to supporting an effective service for individuals and households experiencing housing difficulties across Warwick District.

Main responsibilities

You will be responsible for overseeing the condition, availability and readiness of temporary accommodation properties, working closely with the Voids Team, repairs and maintenance services, contractors and colleagues across the wider service to ensure properties are turned around efficiently and made available for occupation as quickly as possible.

The role is essential to ensuring that individuals and households experiencing housing difficulties have access to safe, clean, suitable and well-maintained accommodation. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to support the effective delivery of the temporary accommodation service, helping to minimise property downtime and make the best possible use of the accommodation available across Warwick District.

Here at Warwick District Council, we pride ourselves on the fact that we offer you a great place to work.

We achieve our goals by recruiting and retaining motivated, empowered and flexible staff. We are committed to training and development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

We offer the rewards and benefits that make it a great place to work.

People like you

We offer a wide range of career opportunities at every level of the organisation. From apprenticeships to senior management, permanent to fixed term contracts or part-time working, we have something for everyone.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This post is based at/from our offices within Warwick District and is not suitable for home or hybrid working.

Working as part of a team of administrative staff and support workers, you will play a key role in ensuring our temporary accommodation stock is well managed, maintained to the required standard and readily available to meet local housing needs.