Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £35,235 per annum + Benefits

Hours: 35 hours per week (+ 5 hours paid lunch)

Location: Homebased/Hybrid Working

national travel where required

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) & Legal Advisor to join our Central Housing Management Team. In this position, you will be expected to travel to assist with training/attend meetings and to represent Nacro at court. You will maintain and a record and monitor all ASB cases across Nacro Services. Our services are geographically spread across England and Wales so this may also include occasional  overnight stays.

Nacro, a national social justice charity with over 50 years of experience, offers a wide range of services including education, housing, support and wellbeing, substance misuse  treatment, and reoffending prevention. We advocate for disadvantaged young people and adults, and we are relentless in our mission to bring about positive change.

Who We're Looking For:

We are looking for an experienced housing professional who is passionate about fostering joint agency collaboration among operational teams, Local Authority housing departments, social services, emergency services  and other external agencies . You will provide vital support and relevant information to front-line officers managing neighbour nuisance, anti-social behaviour, and complex tenure issues.

Key Responsibilities:

•       Implement early intervention and prevention strategies, working with customers, Supported Housing Officers, and Support staff to resolve issues promptly.
•       Support directly where serious cases of neighbour nuisance, anti-social behaviour , including where closure orders and county lines activity have been identified..
•       Support in the Preparation of  witness statements, Injunction/Possession Applications, and other legal remedies, and represent Nacro in court alongside Housing        Service Leads and their teams.·
•       Provide training, support, and build strong working relationships with local teams.
•      Attend public meetings, these can often be outside normal working hours,
•      Maintain a directory of local partnership forums to discuss community issues and ASB matters.

Experience Required:

•        Minimum of 2 years’ housing management experience at the court level.

•       Proven track record in dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour and tenure breaches, including prevention and legal remedies.

•       Understanding of ASB within a supported housing environment and various management strategies.

For the full role profile please click here.

For details of Nacro’s excellent benefits, please click here.

For any questions about the role, please contact Dean Patton,  Housing Policy  & Training Lead dean.patton@nacro.org.uk