Housing Services Student Placement SLHD

Grade/Salary: £24,244 per annum with many other benefits including 27 days holiday (plus statutory bank holidays).

Hours/Type: 37 hours per week; Fixed 12 months starting 1st September 2026.

Location: Civic Office, Shaw Lane Office, Doncaster.

Closing Date: This opportunity is being advertised on a rolling basis and will be closed once a suitable applicant has been appointed. Interested students are therefore advised to submit their application at the earliest opportunity.

The Post holder will be required to work in Doncaster as required. We would therefore expect you to be based within or close to the local area for this placement.

St Leger Homes is an award-winning social housing provider that manages over 19,000 homes on behalf of the City of Doncaster Council and as part of our success, the Housing Services department plays an essential role in delivering frontline services for St Leger Homes tenants and other customers seeking to find stability in their housing needs.

The Housing Management and Access to Homes Teams are key service areas within St Leger Homes and are exciting places to work with great career opportunities across a wide variety of roles. The services delivered are:

• Homelessness & Housing Options
• Move on from Temporary accommodation
• Single Point of Access (SPOA)
• Housing Allocations
• Mutual Exchanges
• Ongoing Housing Management to new and existing tenants including Safeguarding & ASB

We are offering a one year undergraduate student placement opportunity starting on September 1st, 2026, for someone who is passionate about housing and communities and who would like to gain experience of working within an organisation dedicated to service excellence and improving people’s lives.

You will rotate through the various teams and work across a diverse range of services and from different locations delivering front line services to customers and liaising with partners.

The placement will provide a rotational experience across several key areas, including our Homelessness service (Home options), Home Choice, Housing Management and Safeguarding & Anti-Social Behaviour. It will provide you with a broad and extensive understanding of housing services and processes, tenancy management, community safety, and safeguarding.

You will be studying for a relevant degree course which includes knowledge in housing, or a related function and you will have knowledge of legislation in relation to homelessness and housing allocations.

You will have experience of carrying out research and presenting your findings either verbally or in writing. Because your research may include engaging with our customers or other partner organisations you will need excellent communication skills.

OUR OFFER:

• Paid, fixed-term contract up to 31st August 2027
• Salary of £24,244 per annum
• One on One and team mentorship/support
• On the job training
• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays FTE
• Challenging and meaningful work to give you the opportunity to put your learning into practice
• A base within Doncaster borough with the opportunity to work flexibly and a balance between working onsite and from home

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please complete the online application form on the St Leger Homes Recruitment page of our website or submit your CV as below. CVs with a covering letter will be accepted as a form of applying for this post, however applicants must demonstrate how they meet the essential and desirable criteria as shown in the person specification section of the job description in order to be considered for shortlisting.

As part of your application, you will be asked to give examples of your potential to succeed and what you can bring to the role. You can use the attached job descriptions and person specifications for more details of the role and what we are looking for.

INTERVIEW DATES:

It is likely that interviews will be held in spring 2026.