About the role
As a Housing Advice Development Partner (Prisons), you will:
- work directly with people in custody who have complex housing needs, providing a confidential, impartial specialist housing advice, advocacy and representation service for people entering and leaving Northern Ireland prisons
- provide a specialist casework support and consultancy service on housing, homelessness and related issues to those working in the resettlement disciplines within the prison system
- work closely with staff within the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), and other prison-based colleagues and staff to encourage coordination and facilitate partnership working
- highlight strategic areas of your work which identify systemic barriers in housing policy and practice affecting people leaving custody.
About you
You are a motivated and compassionate professional with a strong commitment to social justice, equality and preventing homelessness.
You will have:
- a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades A–C (or equivalent), including English and Maths
- evidence of relevant qualification in relevant discipline, for example, housing, law, advice
- at least 12 months full time (or equivalent part time) experience gained in providing telephone, written and face-to-face housing or debt advice to the public in a social welfare context
- at least 12 months full time (or equivalent part time) experience providing advocacy and representation, in the context of handling a challenging caseload i.e. beyond advice only, signposting, referrals
- demonstrated ability to see cases through to completion in accordance with organisational objectives
- demonstrated experience of achieving positive outcomes via legal, social security benefits or housing casework
- skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Teams, Outlook, Word)
Appointment to a post is subject to satisfactory Northern Ireland Prison Service security clearance and an Enhanced Access NI check.
To apply
The closing date for this post is midday on 16 February 2026.
Email completed application and equal opportunities monitoring forms to [email protected] by the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.