Housing Apprentice

Lewisham Youth Service; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family-friendly policies

Season ticket and bicycle loans

Staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships

Supportive staff networks

Job summary

Lewisham Youth Service is offering an apprenticeship in the Housing Register Assessment & Allocations team, where you'll manage housing registrations and support the choice-based lettings scheme. This 18-month role provides a dynamic environment to learn while contributing to your community.

You'll gain real-world experience in housing initiatives alongside excellent training and development opportunities. Enjoy benefits like the Local Government Pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Must be over the age of 16.
• Be a Lewisham borough resident.
• Full residency entitlement in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage the housing register.
• Support the choice-based lettings scheme.
• Collaborate with housing teams and public members.

Skills

Collaborative working

Engagement with the public

Job description

• Locations 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU, GB
• Apply Before 05/29/2026, 10:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

We are looking for an apprentice to join the busy Housing Register Assessment & Allocations team for a period of 18 months.

You should have passion and drive and be willing to learn quickly. There is currently an unprecedented demand on Housing Services and it is important that you will be able to prioritise your workload, carrying out essential administrative duties with ease.

What’s the role

We are the team that works on the following:

• Managing the housing register
• Managing the Council’s choice-based lettings scheme, Find Your Home, offering social housing
• Providing a medical assessment service
• Working in partnership with other housing providers and internal/external services

You will have the opportunity to work in various services within the team including projects around the housing register, housing initiatives, medical and lettings supporting our service users and partners.

If you’re passionate about working in an area where you can make a real difference to people’s lives we’d encourage you to apply.As well as gaining a qualification you will have the skills to work in an ever changing working environment with lots of scope for career progression.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate will be able to work collaboratively with members of the housing teams and other departments both internal and external to the Council. Most importantly, you will have the skills to positively engage with members of the public.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

To be eligible for a position on the apprenticeship scheme you must:

• Be over the age of 16 (there is no upper age limit)
• Be a Lewisham borough resident (the electoral register will be used to verify this information)
• Have full residency entitlement, there must be no restrictions on your status in the UK (all successful candidates will need to produce their passport once a job offer is made)
• Applicants must complete all application questions to be considered for this role

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

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Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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