Job title: Advice Supervisor – Welfare Rights or Housing Specialism
Central London
Hours: Full time or part time (21-35 hours)
Salary: £39,500 (pro rata for part time)

‍At the Cardinal Hume Centre, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a full life, but we know that homelessness and poverty can wreck that potential. Too often homelessness at a young age is repeated and compounded in later years. Our renewed vision is to increase our focus on young people, children and their families. To value every individual, nurture their potential and help people thrive.

We are looking to recruit an Advice Supervisor with Welfare Right or Housing experience to help us develop and expand our service to better meet the needs of these vulnerable groups, and to maintain our agility to respond to emerging needs in the future. This is a new and exciting role in our Advice team that will supervise, and line manage Welfare Rights Specialists or Housing Advisors within the Advice Team. You will also provide a structured information, advice and casework service (including representation at tribunal where appropriate) to clients of the centre with complex housing or welfare rights issues. In addition to this, you will provide second tier advice and training in welfare rights or housing for generalist advisors and other staff/volunteers who are not specialists in those fields.

This is just one of the new posts we are recruiting as part of a new project to support families experiencing homelessness in and around Westminster. It follows a report we published last year on the lived experience of families living in temporary accommodation. We are delighted to have secured funding to help us build on this research and pilot different approaches to reach those most in need. We want to develop support that not only meets emergency needs but can enable longer term outcomes. Our aim is to build the case for positive change and reduce future rates of homelessness and poverty. In this role you can play a part in designing, testing and evidencing different approaches with a team of colleagues that cross different advice specialisms and professional family support.

You will join a Centre with a distinct service offer. In our staff survey last year 94 % of colleagues said they enjoy the work they do, and 95% felt they make a difference. Our central London location and generous supporter base is helping us build our impact and influence through a strengthened ability to evidence the impact of our work. We work hard to give our advisors the time and autonomy to achieve the greatest change for our clients.

Please refer to the job description for further information. If you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact our HR Advisor, Tara Glazik at recruitment@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk

The Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us and help improve the lives of homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups in the not-for-profit sector to step forward and apply to work with us. We require our staff to recognise the valuable role that volunteers play in the work of the Centre and to welcome and support volunteers with whom they work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We require job staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.

Benefits
‍· 26 days’ leave after one year’s service rising to 28 days’ leave after two years’ service (pro rata for part time staff)
· Pension: stakeholder pension scheme and we will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%.
· Life assurance cover(after probation passed)
· Season ticket loan
· Training and development opportunities

‍How to apply
‍Send your cv and cover letter to recruitment@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk
In your cv and cover letter, please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us. You must account for any gaps in your employment history.

‍Closing date for applications: There is no closing date for this role. We will be evaluating applications as we receive them, so if you are interested in the position, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

‍First interviews will be held online.

‍Please note that a test will form part of the interview, if you are shortlisted details will be provided to you in advance of the interview.