Housing Rights Advocate
4 weeks ago
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Housing Rights Worker to join our team. As a Housing Rights Worker, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality housing advice and advocacy in our offices, in community settings, and remotely. You will develop relationships within communities through various interactions, including delivering housing rights workshops. You will also engage, enable, and empower people with lived experience of homelessness to share their story, give their views, and participate in interventions at a local and national level.
About You
We are looking for someone with relevant experience, who is used to working with various internal and external stakeholders, has great time management skills, and enjoys collaborating with people from other teams and organizations. You should be able to listen to, engage, and empower individuals and communities, and be willing to challenge practice and hold people to account. You should also be proficient in using Word, Excel, email, the internet, and in-house CRM systems.
About Shelter Scotland
We are a leading housing and homelessness charity in Scotland, striving for change with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home and believe that to win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change.
About the Team
Our three Communities Teams are responsible for identifying, investigating, and intervening in housing and homelessness practice issues. We engage with our local communities to understand the issues people are facing and apply expert housing knowledge, insight, and analysis to identify solutions to them.
What We Offer
We offer a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, excellent training and development opportunities, and a chance to work for a leading charity in Scotland.
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