Housing & Reentry Advisor – Fixed-Term, Prison-Based

St Mungo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mungo is seeking a Custody and Probation Worker to support people in rebuilding their lives within prison establishments and probation delivery units. You will assess housing needs, prevent homelessness, and coordinate with the Probation Service to ensure appropriate accommodation on release.

The role requires five days per week on site, with one home-working day every fortnight, and is fixed-term until July 2027. DBS check and security vetting are required.

Qualifications

• Some experience of working with ex-offenders and people who are homeless/at risk of becoming homeless.
• The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team within the prison and probation environment and to maintain effective relationships with external agencies.
• The ability to work flexibly in a changing and often challenging environment.
• The ability to work to agreed deadlines and targets.
• The ability to cope with clients with multiple needs, who may display challenging behavior.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ housing needs and take action to prevent homelessness by supporting clients to retain existing accommodation or to relinquish tenancies to avoid accruing rent arrears and debt.
• To support clients who will be homeless on release to access appropriate accommodation.
• Working alongside The Probation Service to achieve set interventions to prevent homelessness
• Working as part of a larger team based across 10 prisons and multiple probation offices

Skills

Experience with ex-offenders

Homelessness prevention experience

Multi-agency collaboration

Flexible working

Deadline-driven

Prison/probation setting familiarity

Job description

St Mungo is seeking a Custody and Probation Worker to support people in rebuilding their lives within prison establishments and probation delivery units. You will assess housing needs, prevent homelessness, and coordinate with the Probation Service to ensure appropriate accommodation on release.

The role requires five days per week on site, with one home-working day every fortnight, and is fixed-term until July 2027. DBS check and security vetting are required.