About The Role
We are looking for a Traveller Site Officer to deliver front‑line housing management services on North Northamptonshire Council’s traveller sites. You will provide a first‑class, customer‑focused service, including income collection, arrears support, coordinating repairs as well as all aspects of site management.
A key part of the role is building strong relationships with residents, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing engagement across our sites and services.
If you are passionate about supporting communities and delivering high‑quality housing services, we’d like to hear from you.
Responsibilities
The Traveller Site Officer will provide visible site management, coordinate repairs and maintenance, and ensure health and safety compliance. They will work closely with residents, addressing behaviour concerns, supporting those with complex needs, and promoting positive engagement. Duties include managing site operations, overseeing voids and allocations, supporting income collection and arrears recovery, and taking appropriate legal action when required. The role also involves accurate record‑keeping, preparing reports, responding to enquiries, and contributing to service improvements and performance targets.
About You
We’re looking for enthusiastic, motivated people who want to make a difference and grow their career in housing.
What Will You Bring To The Role
- Passion, Resilience, Innovation, Drive and Energy – with a commitment to Working Together to Achieve Success.
- Good organisational and communication skills, with an eye for detail.
- A friendly and approachable manner, with the confidence to deal with resident queries.
- A good understanding of issues affecting the travelling community including law and legislation.
- Knowledge of housing legislation, regulation and case law.
- Experience of working with people who may find themselves in difficult situations and who may have multiple/complex needs including challenging behaviours.
- Experience of managing and prioritising own workload without supervision to meet demands and targets.
- A willingness to learn, take on new challenges and support colleagues across the service.
Benefits
- A competitive salary.
- A pension scheme, including a significant contribution on top of your own. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- Lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council.
- Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days.
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work‑life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, and support for a range of active Employee Network Groups.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process.
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