Housing and Allocations Administrator

1625 Independent People; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A generous annual leave entitlement of

Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF

Supportive team and wellbeing

Disability Confident Employer

Career development opportunities

Job summary

1625ip is seeking a Housing and Allocations Administrator to support the Dispersed Housing and Maintenance Teams. You will carry out housing management and administrative duties, ensuring safety obligations and liaison with partners and contractors.

The role is 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours) with a permanent contract near Kingsley Hall, Bristol, offering hybrid working and a generous annual leave entitlement. Training and ongoing support are provided to help you thrive.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing management or administration is beneficial.
• Willingness to learn Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP).

Responsibilities

• Carry out housing management and administrative functions to support teams.
• Maintain safety and security compliance, liaise with external partners and contractors.
• Work effectively in a busy environment, handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Support Dispersed Housing and maintain timely records and reporting.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Job description

We are excited to be recruiting an additional role to help support two key teams. Pivotal to the work of both the Dispersed Housing team, and the Maintenance Team, is the role of Housing and Allocations Administrator (HAA) – the two HAAs form the bedrock, the base from which the housing and maintenance teams can help keep our properties safe and well-kept, whilst supporting people to develop the skill and confidence to move to more independent living.

We aim to build a more diverse workforce that reflects the young people we support, including those from migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities. We therefore warmly encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented at 1625ip, including people from Black/Black British backgrounds, and Muslim, and anyone with relevant lived experience.

If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who are we?

We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.

How we work

At 1625ip our work is rooted in Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP). Our Psychologically Informed Framework shapes how we build relationships, use our spaces, and support young people. This means we prioritise safety, trust, collaboration, and understanding the impact of trauma in every interaction. You don’t need prior experience in PIE or TIP to apply - we’ll support you to learn and develop these approaches in the role.

What you will be doing:

• By being well organised, efficient, and effective you will help carry out a range of housing management and administrative functions; you’ll hold this pivotal role with confidence, effectively supporting the teams to deliver their services.
• Your keen eye for detail and organisational skills mean you are super-organised and efficient, with great administrative skills.
• You can thrive in a busy environment, working under pressure, juggling tasks whilst remaining positive and focussed.
• Your efficiency will help ensure the safety and security of the project and those within by ensuring all relevant Health & Safety obligations are met, including liaison with outside partners and contractors.

You will be in Dispersed Housing and your line manager will be our Dispersed Housing Property Manager.

Our Competency Development Framework sits at the heart of how we work at 1625ip. It links our values with the behaviours we expect to see in everyday practice and supports colleagues to learn, reflect and develop. It also means our recruitment is grounded in behaviours, not just experience, so applications, interviews and job profiles all focus on how we work, not only what we do.

No prior experience? No problem! We believe in your potential and are committed to providing training and support to help you thrive.

Contract details:

• Hours per week: 22.5 (this represents 0.6 FTE)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay: £26,824 - £28,142 per annum (pro rata based on 0.6 FTE) NOTE: This is the current salary and does not include the NJC pay award that is currently pending. Presently, the Government / National Employers have made a pay offer of a 3.3% pay increase. Once an agreement is reached, the relevant % uplift will be backdated to the employment start date.
• The location: You will be based near Kingsley Hall, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant city centre. There is also flexibility and support to manage some working from home.

A few benefits at 1625ip:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays.
• Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF.
• A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing.
• “Colleagues are valued and supported, people like working at 1625ip and you can tell that by the culture and atmosphere in the offices.”, Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2025.
• “I feel genuinely so proud to and really feel that the values and motivation behind the work we do aligns with who I am and who I want to be.” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website .
• 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.

Equitable opportunities for everyone

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications.

As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.

We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer , and have made the Menopause Workplace , Mental Health at Work , and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.

£26,824 - £28,142 per annum (pro rata based on 0.6 FTE)