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Housing Options & Homelessness

About
the sector

Experienced interim housing professionals to help councils meet their statutory duties and ease pressure on frontline services.

Housing Options and Homelessness services are carrying more demand than at any point on record. The latest government figures show more than 134,000 households living in temporary accommodation in England, the highest number ever recorded. With the government's National Plan to End Homelessness now published, councils are under pressure to prevent homelessness earlier and reduce their reliance on temporary accommodation.

Every local authority in the UK has a statutory obligation to support people facing homelessness. Meeting that duty against rising caseloads, tighter budgets and complex individual circumstances takes experienced people who can step in and deliver. When a service is short-staffed, a backlog of reviews is building, or a project needs driving at pace, we supply professionals who clear the work and keep outcomes moving for residents.

 

Roles we recruit across Housing Options & Homelessness

  • Housing Advice & Homelessness
  • Housing Reviews
  • Temporary Accommodation
  • Housing Allocations
  • Rough Sleeping
  • Housing Strategy

 

Why Park Avenue

A large network of local authority clients relies on us to help drive key projects, whether that means clearing case backlogs, reducing temporary accommodation numbers, or heading up a service through a period of change. Because we care about the work these teams do, we take time to understand the pressures a Head of Housing Solutions is under, and we introduce people who genuinely lighten the load.

We also recruit across the Executive Housing space, covering senior leadership roles in Housing Management and Property Services as well. Whatever the level, we talk through the brief first and introduce people who truly match it, not just fill it.

 

For candidates

If you are a Housing Options Officer, reviews specialist or senior housing leader looking for your next contract, we would be glad to help. We place people across local authorities nationwide and at every level, and candidates tell us we are refreshingly honest and never pushy. Browse our current vacancies or send us your CV and we will be in touch.

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Feedback from our clients and candidates

I find Sydney very helpful, I'm always kept informed of the next step in terms of interviews being booked or any updates on further roles. I found her pleasant to work with, she always returned my calls, I would want her as my consultant for future roles.

Housing Options Officer, London

Sydney is a professional and conscientious recruitment consultant and has been thorough in her search for temporary housing positions and with explaining the process and providing information regarding temporary posts and what this entails. Sydney has been in regular contact via email and phone and has been second to none. Sydney has put me forward for several interviews and provided feedback immediately after. I feel supported and informed and she is an asset to the company.

Housing Options Officer, Warwickshire

Sydney is a fantastic consultant. She's thorough and gives adequate information and support. Thanks Sydney!

Housing Options Officer, London

I was pleased working with Sydney, she understood the scope of the roles I was interested in and directed me to an appropriate placement, making sure all my currents needs were considered. I would thoroughly recommend Sydney to a Housing Options Officer, seeking a new role.

Housing Options Officer, London

Shivani is delightful to work with and is always attentive, friendly and helpful. She is well networked and is usually one of the first to tell me of new opportunities.

Head of Housing & Community Services, West Sussex

Excellent personal touch, great experience. Took time to find the right role for me. Definitely will use them again and again.

Head of Housing, Kent

I found Shivani to be very professional and always willing to listen. Most importantly, she took the time to understand the type of work I was looking for. Throughout my job search, she made sure she kept me updated and also took the time to answer any questions I had about the roles she had put me forward for.

Homelessness Manager, London

Shivani is efficient, friendly and always extremely professional. She has always recommended placements at the correct level for me and she listens to her candidate's needs. I wouldn't hesitate to work with Shivani again, both as a candidate and as a hiring manager.

Strategic Housing Manager, South Yorkshire

Great working with Shivani, really warm, professional and consistent. Really good job matcher too.

Head of Housing Solutions, Independence & Rough Sleeping, London

Shivani is brilliant and provides a personalised touch when recruiting for roles. She always returns my call and actions any request I have. Shivani is one of the best recruiters in the industry and very well equipped.

Housing Supply Team Leader, London

Amazing recruiter and really on it!

Housing Supply Team Leader, London

I have known Shivani for a while now and she has always been very helpful. She is very professional and always available to discuss anything. Highly recommended.

Housing Options Officer, Warwickshire

I found Sydney to be friendly, personable and professional at all times. She goes above and beyond the remit of her duties by working till later just to provide me with an update despite going on leave the next day.

Housing Options Officer, Kent

Shivani has been consistent in her approach since I started working with her, being friendly and also very professional, chasing their clients for updates regarding a particular job role during her colleague's absence, etc.

Housing Options Officer, London

She is great, great communication, fantastic understanding of need and role and a pleasure to talk to.

Housing Advice and Allocations Manager, Warwick

Sydney has been most helpful, informative and easy to interact with.

Housing Options Officer, Essex

It was great to meet Shivani. She was friendly and bubbly and made me feel at ease. Very easy to talk to and I look forward to working with her.

Housing Support Manager, London

I was pleased working with Sydney, she understood the scope of the roles I was interested in and directed me to an appropriate placement, making sure all my current needs were considered. I would thoroughly recommend Sydney to a Housing Options Officer, seeking a new role.

Housing Options Officer, London

I find Sydney very helpful always kept informed of the next step in terms an interview being booked or any updates on further roles. I found her pleasant to work with always returned my calls would want her as my consultant for future roles.

Housing Options Officer, London

Sydney was helpful and I impressed how quickly she could arrange a face to face interview.

Housing Options Officer, London

Excellent recruiter, understands the housing sector and has interesting contracts, Shivani gives good information and keeps in touch with any updates. Shivani is always very professional and very pleasant in any contact I have with her. Highly recommended.

Programme Manager - Homelessness Review Implementation, Bedfordshire

She makes the process very seamless and easy. She's great at her job.

Housing Advice and Homeless Prevention Officer, London

Shivani, had a positive, productive approach which was clear and purposeful.

Housing Reviews Officer, Surrey

Iliana has been an absolute star! Despite all the limited roles that I was willing to take, she kept working hard in trying to find me a role that was suitable for me, and I cannot thank her enough for it! An absolute credit to Park Avenue Recruitment!

Housing Options Officer, Gloucester

Iliana is very understanding and helpful. She always go the extra mile for her clients.

Homelessness Prevention & Relief Officer, Sussex

A great team, very friendly, great to work with.

Housing Solutions Officer, Hampshire

Jamie has taken on the post with enthusiasm and professionalism. He works hard and has a genuine concern for his clients and carrying out the role to a high standard.

Rough Sleeping Outreach Officer, Hampshire

Really professional about how she goes about her business. Always pleasant, always smiling, but more than anything else, is honest.

Housing Needs Consultant, Durham

Excellent service. Alicia matched me with a role that was perfectly suited to my skills, experience, and career aspirations. The service was professional and efficient.

Housing Triage Officer, Richmond

Sydney is a wonderful professional.

Housing Allocations Officer, Leicestershire

Sydney was great and communicated very well! She contacted me before and after the interview, provided positive feedback and was prompt in sending written confirmation. I really appreciate Sydney’s support and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for agency work. Thanks again!

Homelessness Prevention Officer, London

Shivani was able to understand very quickly what my skills and abilities were, and find an appropriate placement for me.

Housing Options Officer, London

Shivani has delivered an excellent service. She took the time to understand my requirements, why I was seeking a new role, my expectations in the new role, and facilitated the transition from my current job role to the next.

Housing Solutions Officer, Essex

Shivani is a brilliant consultant! She takes her time to listen to your needs.

Housing Options Officer, West Midlands

Sydney and everyone at Park Avenue are fantastic!

Housing Options Officer, London

Sydney identified candidates quickly, and I was able to find a suitable candidate promptly, with everything arranged in a timely manner. The recruitment process made the experience and transition easy, filled the role effectively and relieved my team of pressure. I have found working with Sydney and Park Avenue to be professional, reliable and friendly. The experience has been a positive one for me, and the new candidate has made a real difference to my team.

Housing Needs Officer, Essex

Sydney has been a terrific consultant. In my time working with her and Park Avenue, she has secured me several interviews and a new placement. She has always provided excellent insight into the roles and the industry, as well as advice and tips. The roles she has contacted me about have always been on point and ideal for my requirements. Her professionalism, friendliness, competency and manner have, in a relatively short space of time, gained my trust and confidence that Park Avenue is best placed to work with me to secure the type of roles I am looking for going forward.

 

Housing Options Officer, Bournemouth

Iliana is fantastic to work with. Professional, supportive, and truly invested in finding the right fit. Her communication was clear and consistent from start to finish. I couldn't have asked for a better recruiter!

Housing Resettlement Officer, Hillingdon

Iliana is very helpful, professional and is great at keeping me informed.

Housing Needs Officer, Essex

Iliana was very lovely and patient. She responded to all of my questions and provided the support I needed. I felt at ease speaking with her. She’s the best consultant I have spoken with so far.

Housing Options Officer, London

Iliana has been a breath of fresh air! Friendly, approachable and patient.

Housing Options Officer, Hertfordshire

Shivani is a great recruiter, very understanding of her clients' needs, and very helpful. She always manages to come up with a solution.

Housing Options Officer, Warwick

Shivani is always incredibly helpful and approachable, working hard for her clients and those looking for new opportunities. I would certainly recommend her to anyone.

Housing Allocations Manager, Slough

Excellent consultant. Great knowledge and tremendously hard working.

Head of Homelessness, London

Sydney is an absolute pleasure to work with—professional, approachable, and highly reliable. She provided me with all the essential information I needed throughout the process and kept me updated with clear and timely communication. Her support and guidance made the entire experience seamless and stress free.

Housing Advice and Homelessness Prevention Officer, London

Sydney is very proactive and supportive, straightforward, honest, practical, and very hardworking at the job search stage. She does not stop this after placement in a role; she continues with regular welfare checks, without being overbearing. That is a reassuringly useful and appreciated disposition.

Senior Housing Options Officer, Bournemouth

Sydney, at speed, identified the perfect candidate for us. It was quite an urgent matter, and we required someone with a specific skill set and experience, and she found the right candidate almost immediately. Very pleased with the service.

Rough Sleeping Outreach Officer, Hampshire

Sydney has been amazing, very helpful, and she's been updating me at every stage. I am very impressed with the service I am receiving. I have been registered with a few other agencies that were not at all helpful. I will definitely be recommending Park Avenue to friends looking for work.

Homelessness Prevention Officer, Greater London

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