Are you passionate about preventing homelessness, reducing reoffending and helping people build positive futures?
If you are a compassionate, experienced and solutions-focused individual who wants to make a real difference to people facing multiple disadvantages, this could be the role for you.
Camau is commissioned by HMPPS and delivered by Forward Trust across Gwent, South Wales and Dyfed Powys. The service provides housing-focused interventions to people in custody and in the community, helping them prepare for release, secure safe and sustainable accommodation, and develop the skills and stability they need to move forward.
About the role
As a Housing Interventions Worker, you will provide practical, person-centred housing interventions to people in custody and on probation. You will work alongside individuals to understand their circumstances, identify housing needs and barriers, and develop realistic plans to help them secure and sustain suitable accommodation.
You will build positive and purposeful relationships with the people you support, helping them navigate housing and welfare systems and access the services they need. You will also work closely with prison, probation, local authority and housing colleagues to achieve positive housing outcomes and reduce the risk of homelessness.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Completing housing needs assessments and identifying appropriate interventions.
- Developing and reviewing individual action plans focused on securing and maintaining accommodation.
- Providing housing and welfare benefits advice and practical support.
- Supporting people to address barriers to securing accommodation.
- Working with local authorities, landlords, letting agents and accommodation providers to identify and secure suitable housing.
- Advocating on behalf of service users where appropriate.
- Supporting individuals to prepare for release and make the transition from custody into the community.
- Providing through-the-gate housing interventions where required.
- Working collaboratively with prison, probation and other partner agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to support.
- Helping to prevent homelessness and improve housing stability.
- Supporting people to develop the confidence, knowledge and practical skills needed to sustain their accommodation.
This is a varied and rewarding role where your interventions can have a lasting impact. By helping people secure a safe place to live, you will play an important role in supporting rehabilitation, reducing reoffending and helping people build more stable and positive futures.
About you
We are looking for someone who is compassionate, proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with a genuine commitment to supporting people experiencing multiple disadvantages.
You will have:
- Good knowledge of housing and welfare benefits.
- Experience providing housing, welfare benefits or related advice and interventions.
- Experience assessing adults with housing, social or other support needs.
- Experience developing and reviewing support or action plans.
- An understanding of the needs and challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness, substance use, mental ill health or other complex needs.
- Experience working effectively with people experiencing multiple disadvantages, including homelessness and unemployment.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage people who may have experienced significant barriers or challenges.
- The ability to work collaboratively with a range of partner agencies and professionals.
- A practical and creative approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify opportunities and find solutions to complex housing issues.
Locations
We have opportunities available across a number of locations:
- HMP Parc
- HMP Parc & Swansea
- Cardiff
- Cardiff & The Vale
- Gwent: Blaenau Gwent, Ebbw Vale, HMP Prescoed and HMP Usk
Your primary location will depend on the specific vacancy. The role may involve working across different establishments and providing support in the community, including through-the-gate interventions.