Senior Community Housing Rights Lawyer & Advocate

Central England Law Centre Limited; Coventry; Vor Ort; GBP 35.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Central England Law Centre Limited is seeking an experienced housing caseworker or solicitor to join us in a new role that combines housing casework, community lawyering and systemic change.

You will support frontline projects with housing advice and casework, supervise other caseworkers, and work with communities and VCSE organisations to identify recurring housing issues and develop practical responses for wider change.

Qualifikationen

• Senior housing caseworker with 5+ years’ housing casework experience, or a solicitor with 3+ years’ PQE in housing law.
• Strong commitment to social justice and working with communities.
• Experience supervising others and handling a complex caseload.

Aufgaben

• Act as CELC’s internal housing resource for frontline projects, supporting and supervising non-housing specialists to identify housing issues and appropriate referrals.
• Identify intersecting legal issues and provide coordinated, holistic support for clients across CELC.
• Provide specialist housing advice, casework and court representation via telephone, face-to-face and community-based appointments.
• Provide specialist housing input to CELC’s community partnerships and projects, including advisory sessions and legal health checks.
• Maintain high standards of case management, recording and client care in line with CELC’s quality requirements, Lexcel and Legal Aid Agency requirements.

Kenntnisse

Housing rights expertise

Supervision experience

Community engagement

Ausbildung

PQE in housing law

Jobbeschreibung

Central England Law Centre Limited is seeking an experienced housing caseworker or solicitor to join us in a new role that combines housing casework, community lawyering and systemic change.

You will support frontline projects with housing advice and casework, supervise other caseworkers, and work with communities and VCSE organisations to identify recurring housing issues and develop practical responses for wider change.