Hostel Support Officer


Company:	Ipswich Borough Council
Salary:	£11,001 to £11,547 a year
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP1 2DE
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Sept 2026

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Summary

To assist the Temporary Accommodation Manager & Temporary Accommodation team in the day-to-day operations of the Councils temporary accommodation within a Hostel environment.

Carry out all administrative functions including, maintaining records, preparing statistics, completion of timesheets and data collection, both manual and electronic.

Co-ordinate repair works and liaise with contractors relating to the temporary accommodation buildings.

Hours of work are 14 per week, worked during office hours on Mondays and Tuesdays based at East Villa, 214 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich.

There may be a need to work from different hostel buildings at times.

DBS check required for this role.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career grade average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information about this role please contact Nicki Baker via email on nicki.baker@ipswich.gov.uk. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification

Interviews will be held on Thursday 24th September 2026.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications

Please note CVs are not accepted.

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