About the role
As the Peer Advice Development Coordinator (Prisons) you will:
- be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality peer prisoner housing advice service within each prison establishment in Northern Ireland
- actively support, supervise and monitor peer advice work
About you
You will have:
- accredited qualification in a relevant discipline for example housing (including Housing Advice Training Programme)/ law / advice
- experience of delivering housing advice to vulnerable groups including people in prison
- experience of establishing links and building effective relationships across voluntary, statutory and/or private sector organisations
- ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes
- ability to plan and prioritise workloads and work effectively under pressure
- ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post (for example travel to the three prison locations in Northern Ireland)
Housing Rights gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Department of Justice and Northern Ireland Prison Service towards this post.