Accommodation Adviser - HMP Dovegate and Staffordshire

Job type: Part time
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £23, 552 per annum pro rata
Hours: 20 hours per week
Location: HMP Dovegate, HMP Stoke Heath and Staffordshire Community

You instinctively know when an organisation is right for you. You can feel it the moment you walk through the door. That is certainly true in Nacro’s Justice & Health division.

The fact is, we are passionate about developing our people and have created a truly supportive environment that offers you the opportunity to help some of the most vulnerable people in society to turn their lives around.
So, if you’re looking to make more of your communication and caring skills - and want a career that makes a real difference - then it’s time to join our team.


Who are we looking for?
We are search of an inspirational Accommodation Adviser who will work across the Staffordshire community, HMP Dovegate and HMP Stoke Heath providing a tailored resettlement support to clients in custody and under probation supervision in the community. The primary aim of the role is to support the clients via group and or individual interventions in overcoming barriers to obtaining secure and stable accommodation so that they can successfully reintegrate into society.

Duties and responsibilities include:



Contribute to the design and delivery of an effective resettlement plan which is solution focused and practical.


Support service users to make progress against their objectives by providing tailored pathway interventions and making supported referrals into other agencies.


Design and deliver effective group work programmes according to service user needs.


Record, monitor and review progress against individual and service objectives to demonstrate impact and tangible outcomes



The successful candidate will have experience of delivering interventions in a group setting with the ability to engage with and motivate challenging service users from a diverse range of backgrounds, often with multiple and complex needs. Experience working in both prison establishments and in the community is desirable, and experience in housing and homelessness.

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DBS (Enhanced) & Prison Security Clearance checks will be required for this role.

You will need a full driving license and access to a vehicle (insured for Business Use) is essential to travel between the community and prison establishments.