SHELTER HOUSING AID AND RESEARCH PROJECT (LEICESTER)
Housing Rights Workers x2
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Number Of Positions
1
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Contract Details
Fixed term
Salary
£32,585 per annum
Working Hours
35
Location:
Blackburn
Closing Date
19/09/2026
Job Category
Housing Advice
Region / Division
Shelter
Directorate
Services - Community Services, National Services and TOAS
Job Introduction
Salary: Grade 3 - £32,585 per annum
Contract: 1 Fixed term until April 2028, 1 x Fixed term until end of March 2027
Location: Lancashire, including Blackpool and Blackburn
Hours: Full time - 35 Hours per week
Closing date: Wednesday 19th August 2026 at 11:30pm.
Do you have experience and ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy? If you are looking for an exciting new career opportunity, then join Shelter as a Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing a vital role in standing up to the housing emergency.
About The Role
We are recruiting for two posts, one of which will be focussed on our Legacy Project in Blackpool.
- You will deliver high quality housing advice and advocacy in line with the hub’s local community priorities and work with people who are experiencing homelessness and bad housing to identify issues facing local communities.
- You will plan and deliver casework to individuals and communities to resolve their housing situation and engage with community groups, local organisations and individuals to understand local housing issues and raise awareness of people’s rights.
- The role also works in local community settings and with community groups to deliver advice and rights awareness workshops and make sure that people with lived experience of homelessness have opportunities to share their story, give their opinions and participate in the design and delivery of Shelter services.
- In the case of the longer term role, you will be working at least two days a week in community settings in Blackpool.
- Offering day to day support to volunteers, providing learning, shadowing and mentoring and being a consistent role model for our values are also key aspects of the role.
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About You
- You are able to listen to, engage and work with individuals and communities, including people with lived experience of homelessness.
- You will have experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy and are able to progress to specialist level knowledge.
- You are able to carry out casework related interviews, maintain detailed case records, advise and support clients to make informed decisions.
- A proven record of delivering group workshops and presentations is essential.
- You have a collaborative, flexible and professional approach to your work.
Benefits
- We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans.
- Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
- The Lancashire Hub has 25 staff and you will be a key member of the team defending the right to a safe home.
- Each of Shelter’s hubs has its own local priorities based on the issues our clients have. For Lancashire these are Homelessness and temporary accommodation, the private rented sector and social housing and people living in poverty.
About Shelter
- Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
- We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
- We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
- Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement.
- In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
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How To Apply
- Please submit your work history and a supporting statement with responses to the first 5 'About You' points outlined in the relevant job description of no more than 1000 words.
- Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Marcelle Coulson by emailing marcelle_coulson@shelter.org.uk.
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
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Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
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Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
Attached Documents
- Job Description - Housing Rights Workers x2 - Lancashire - August 2026.docx
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