Housing Interventions Officer - Custody Based - HMP Parc

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

All probation-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 6-8 weeks to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.

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 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)
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.  

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.

 

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.