Housing Rights Worker

Salary: Grade 3 - £32,585 per annum Contract: 1 x Fixed term until end of March 2027 Location: Lancashire, based in Blackburn Hours: Full time - 35 Hours per week Closing date: Thursday 24th September 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 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. 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. About you You are able to listen to, ..... full job details .....