Overview
Housing Interventions Worker - Community
Location: Newport
Salary: £26,339 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Responsibilities
* Provide one-to-one housing advice and support to men on probation or due for release from custody.
* Conduct comprehensive housing needs assessments and create structured action plans.
* Deliver tailored housing interventions aligned with project goals and service targets.
* Source appropriate accommodation, including private rented sector options such as shared housing, HMOs, studios, and one-bed properties.
* Liaise directly with landlords and letting agents-arranging viewings, negotiating tenancy agreements, and ensuring all legal and safety standards are met.
* Build strong working relationships with local authority housing teams, social landlords, and charitable accommodation providers.
* Ensure all properties meet Rent Smart Wales standards and legal health and safety requirements (e.g., EPC, gas safety certificates, carbon monoxide monitors).
* Work in line with Forward and Prison/Probation lone working procedures and engage fully in enforcement and risk assessment processes.
* Contribute to team objectives and share best practice with colleagues across the service.
The Ideal Candidate
* Good knowledge of the Housing and Welfare Benefits system.
* Experience of providing advice services to clients on welfare benefits and housing/re-housing etc.
* Experience of assessing adults in need of support around housing and social support and/or substance misuse.
* Experience of constructing support plans for clients in need of housing support to support them in maintaining their tenancy.
* A thorough knowledge of the needs of clients who are in abstinence based recovery or experiencing homelessness, or other complex needs of this client group.
* Experience of working effectively with adults experiencing multiple disadvantages; unemployment, homelessness, mental ill health, substance use.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
* Flexible working
* Training and development opportunities
* Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Crisis Loan Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
* Access to Blue Light Card
* 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
* Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years\' service and up to 9% thereafter
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/305/housing-interventions-worker--community.html
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