Advocate; Housing

This role will be based at our Lambeth Women’s Centre in South London, delivering specialist housing support to women impacted by the criminal justice system in both prison and community settings.

• To deliver an effective accommodation intervention for women impacted by the criminal justice system.
• To develop effective relationships with key stakeholders, such as housing departments, probation, prison, to ensure a collaborative approach to women’s accommodation needs.
• To provide expert advice and support to colleagues, including upskilling through information and training sessions.
• To work with colleagues to take a system change approach to tackling key issues, such as housing, for women affected by the criminal justice system.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including accessing a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact recruitment

We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.

• Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
• Requires the right to work in the UK
• Is subject to an Enhanced and Adult Barred List DBS check.
• Requires that the post holder is not automatically disqualified by (or can obtain a waiver from) the Charity Commission