Aspiring Housing Options Officer Apprentice

Oldham; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Staff discount scheme

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing support

Staff recognition

Job summary

Oldham Council is advertising an Apprentice Housing Options Officer in Oldham. This fixed-term, 2-year role supports Housing Options across Homelessness Prevention, Housing Register, and Temporary Accommodation teams. It provides meaningful development within housing/public administration and offers a clear path to permanent roles.

You will learn on the job, complete Business Admin Level 3, and grow through a collaborative, forward-thinking environment committed to your progression.

Qualifications

• To succeed in this role, you will be able to:
• A good level of communication skills, written and verbal;
• Attention to detail, working accurately, and consistently striving for excellence.

Responsibilities

• Be able to maintain accurate computerised information systems by inputting, updating and extracting data.
• Follow set processes for setting up projects, raising purchase orders,
• Helping budget holders and requisitioners with financial system queries.
• Keeping up to date customer records.
• Support officers with day-to-day administrative duties and service delivery.
• Use Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) to draft letters, manage data, and prepare reports.
• Contact customers under supervision to provide information or gather documents relating to housing and homelessness applications.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Business Admin Level 3

Job description

Oldham Council is advertising an Apprentice Housing Options Officer in Oldham. This fixed-term, 2-year role supports Housing Options across Homelessness Prevention, Housing Register, and Temporary Accommodation teams. It provides meaningful development within housing/public administration and offers a clear path to permanent roles.

You will learn on the job, complete Business Admin Level 3, and grow through a collaborative, forward-thinking environment committed to your progression.