At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead housing rights initiatives, provide expert advice, and support communities facing housing emergencies.
- Company: Join Shelter Scotland, a passionate advocate for housing rights and social justice.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days annual leave, flexible working, and personal growth opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to tackling housing issues across Scotland.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives and influence positive change in housing policy.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing advice, advocacy, and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Are you passionate about housing rights and committed to helping people facing the housing emergency? Join Shelter Scotland as a Senior Housing Rights Worker and play a leading role in delivering expert housing advice, supporting communities and influencing positive change.
About the role
We’re looking for someone with experience providing high‑quality housing advice, advocacy and casework, alongside the confidence to lead and support others in delivering excellent services. You’ll oversee complex casework, promote housing rights and quality standards, and provide coaching and line management to Housing Rights Workers. Working closely with communities, partner organisations and decision‑makers, you’ll build relationships, influence positive change and use evidence and lived experience to improve housing outcomes. You’ll also help lead local projects, support strategic interventions and ensure people affected by the housing emergency are empowered to shape Shelter Scotland’s work and wider housing policy.
Role specifics
You’ll have knowledge of housing and social justice issues, excellent communication skills and the confidence to deliver workshops, presentations and advice to a range of audiences. You’ll be organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities, with strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to build relationships, influence decision‑makers and empower individuals and communities. You’ll also be confident using IT systems, gathering evidence and insight, and turning this into meaningful action that helps improve housing outcomes.
Benefits
- 30 days of annual leave
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Pension
- Interest free travel loans
- Tenancy deposit loan
- Payroll giving
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Personal growth and merit‑based success
About the team
There are three Community Teams – North, West and East. These teams of housing rights workers engage with and activate communities in delivering insight and evidence and targeted interventions, to address local issues and contribute towards the Shelter Scotland Housing Emergency campaign for structural change.
