Are you a positive, solutions-focused professional with a passion for preventing homelessness and reducing reoffending?
If you’re driven by supporting meaningful change for people involved in the criminal justice system, this could be the ideal role for you.
As a Housing Interventions Officer, you’ll be based primarily at HMP Parc, working side-by-side with Probation resettlement colleagues and directly with men in custody and on release. Occasional travel to HMP Cardiff, Swansea, Usk or Prescoed may be required depending on service need.
You’ll deliver housing-focused interventions that prevent homelessness, improve access to accommodation and support successful resettlement into the community.
What you’ll be doing
- Deliver 1-to-1 housing advice and interventions within the prison environment
- Complete holistic housing needs assessments and develop clear, structured action plans
- Prevent homelessness by securing and sustaining suitable accommodation
- Source private rented accommodation (HMOs, shared housing, studios and 1-beds)
- Liaise with landlords and agents, including negotiating rent and tenancy terms
- Ensure properties meet legal, health & safety and Rent Smart Wales requirements
- Work closely with Prison, Probation and housing partners to manage risk and achieve targets
- Encourage engagement with Forward Connect and other appropriate support services
What we’re looking for
- Good knowledge of housing and welfare benefits systems
- Experience providing housing and welfare advice
- Experience assessing housing and wider support needs
- Ability to develop support plans to help people sustain tenancies
- Understanding of homelessness, abstinence-based recovery and complex needs
- Experience supporting people facing multiple disadvantage
If you’re motivated, resilient and committed to reducing reoffending through stable housing, we’d love to hear from you.
Please see the attached Job Description for full details