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Hertfordshire (On-site) 12.99 miles
£28,857.12 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

We are recruiting for a Housing Advocate to join our team in Hertfordshire; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Housing Advocate

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £28.857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

This is a new and exciting role in Refuge, the post holder will be embedded within district borough housing teams to facilitate dual working that will ensure that survivors’ safety and housing needs are met. The housing advocate will be collocated within the council offices of their designated area to help facilitate:

  • Close working relationships with Housing colleagues
  • Provision of specialist knowledge relating to DA for Housing Officers and Homelessness Teams to draw on
  • Specialist support for survivors at the moment of crisis
  • Provision of advocacy; supporting survivors to access safe accommodation
  • Joint working with the IDVA or Domestic Abuse Outreach services to ensure all the survivors’ needs are met.

This recognises that many survivors will approach Housing at moments of crisis, when they are either considering fleeing, or have already fled.

The housing advocate will carry a caseload of survivors that require additional support. They will work closely with survivors of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy around housing needs.

They will empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and individual safety support. They will ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. 

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

Closing date: 9.00am on 11 August 2025

Interview date: 26 August 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

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Refuge View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
Posted on: 28 July 2025
Closing date: 11 August 2025 at 09:00
Job ref: 1776
Tags: Advocacy, Operations