Services Student Placement SLHD

Job Details

• Salary: £24,244 per annum with many other benefits, including 27 days holiday (plus statutory bank holidays)
• Contractual hours: 37 hours per week
• Basis: Full time
• Region: Doncaster
• Job category/type: Housing
• Date posted: 29/01/2026
• Job reference: REQ
  22161
• Hours / Type: Fixed 12 months starting 1 September 2026
• Location: Civic Office, Shaw Lane Office, Doncaster

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

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

• 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

• Rotate through the various teams, working across diverse services and locations to deliver front‑line services to customers and liaise with partners.
• Gain experience in Homelessness service (Home options), Home Choice, Housing Management and Safeguarding & Anti‑Social Behaviour.
• Develop a broad and extensive understanding of housing services and processes, tenancy management, community safety and safeguarding.

• Studying for a relevant degree course that includes housing or a related function.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to homelessness and housing allocations.
• Experience carrying out research and presenting findings verbally or in writing.
• Excellent communication skills, required for engaging customers and partner organisations.

• Paid fixed‑term contract up to 31 August 2027.
• Salary of £24,244 per annum.
• One‑to‑one and team mentorship/support.
• On‑the‑job training.
• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays (full‑time equivalent).
• Opportunity to put learning into practice in challenging and meaningful work.
• A base within Doncaster borough with flexible work options, balancing onsite and from‑home work.

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

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

Vicky Heppinstall, Home Options Service Manager
Phone:
Email:

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