Housing Interventions Advisor – Probation Support

Forward Trust; Pontypool, Caerphilly, Usk; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Training and development

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Housing Interventions Worker to support people in Gwent. Based at Torfaen Probation Office in Pontypool, you will travel to Caerphilly and HMP sites, working full-time across 35 hours per week to help access safe accommodation for those on probation or preparing for release.

You will deliver 1:1 housing advice, assessments and tailored action plans, build relationships with landlords and agencies, and support tenancy setups while ensuring safety and legal

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of housing and welfare benefits systems.
• Experience providing housing, rehousing or welfare benefits advice.
• Experience assessing adults with housing and wider support needs, including substance misuse.
• Experience developing support plans to help people secure and maintain tenancies.
• Understanding homelessness, abstinence-based recovery and the challenges faced by people experiencing multiple disadvantages, including mental ill health, unemployment and substance use.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivering 1:1 housing advice and interventions to prevent homelessness and improve housing opportunities.
• Completing housing needs assessments and developing tailored action plans.
• Sourcing suitable private rented accommodation, including shared houses, studios and one-bedroom properties.
• Building relationships with landlords, letting agents, local authorities and housing providers.
• Supporting clients with tenancy agreements, rent negotiations and referrals to specialist services.
• Working with prison, probation and Camau colleagues to achieve positive outcomes and reduce reoffending.
• Ensuring accommodation meets relevant safety standards and legal requirements.

Skills

Housing advice

Welfare benefits knowledge

Assessment of housing needs

Support planning

Communication & relationship-building

Job description

The Forward Trust is seeking a Housing Interventions Worker to support people in Gwent. Based at Torfaen Probation Office in Pontypool, you will travel to Caerphilly and HMP sites, working full-time across 35 hours per week to help access safe accommodation for those on probation or preparing for release.

You will deliver 1:1 housing advice, assessments and tailored action plans, build relationships with landlords and agencies, and support tenancy setups while ensuring safety and legal