Resettlement & Housing Worker Community Based

Resettlement & Housing Worker Community Based

Fulltime – Merthyr & Pontypridd

Are you a proactive, solutions-focused individual with a passion for preventing homelessness, reducing reoffending, and supporting people involved in Criminal Justice services to move forward? This could be the role for you.

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading rehabilitation and resettlement charity, commissioned by HMPPS, delivering housing-focused support across South Wales. This role covers Merthyr and Pontypridd, working closely with Probation and partner agencies to support individuals on release and in the community.

• Deliver 1-2-1 housing advice and interventions
• Complete housing needs assessments and action plans
• Liaise with landlords, letting agents and local authority housing teams
• Sourcing private rented sector accommodation, including HMOs and shared housing
• Support clients to sustain tenancies and access wider support services

• Good knowledge of housing and welfare benefits systems
• Experience supporting adults with complex needs, homelessness or substance misuse
• Experience working with multiple disadvantage
• Ideally HMPPS Level 1 vetting or willingness to undergo vetting

• Training and development
• Flexible working
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30
• Matched pension
• Death in service benefit

For more information, contact Neelam in the Cardiff office.