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Job ads – Birmingham, Kilburn, West Yorkshire

16/10/2022

Shelter

Paralegal

£25,159 pa + excellent benefits including 30 days holiday and flexible working

Birmingham

Closing date: 19th October 2022 at 11.30pm.

We’re looking for a results-driven, commercially aware individual with a good understanding of litigation work to join our team as a Paralegal.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the Role

A great chance to help us ensure we provide our clients with a full service, you’ll assist our solicitors to maintain an active caseload to enable homeless people, as well as those with housing and related problems, to enforce their rights. Taking instructions and witness statements, drafting letters, making applications, providing court representation – you’ll do all of this. And when it comes to making sure time recording and income targets are met, again we’ll count on you to deliver.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

You’ll need an intellectual aptitude and excellent critical reasoning skills, not to mention the ability to provide a good standard of professional service and client care. Proactive, results-driven and commercially aware, you enjoy collaborating as part of a team, respond quickly and positively to change and are not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas when appropriate. What’s more, you’re a great listener – someone who, having taken the facts into account, is able to communicate their thoughts clearly both in writing and face-to-face. Proficiency using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications is also essential, with good typing skills preferred.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.


 

Advice for Renters

Housing Solicitor (Consultant)

Working Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time

Salary: Fee-Share arrangement

We are looking for an enthusiastic housing lawyer to join a dedicated team who are all passionate about housing justice.

Advice for Renters is a very special place to work.  We are dedicated to giving clients a superlative, wholistic service, where we employ our in-depth knowledge, creativity and dogged persistence to get them the best results.  We have a real expertise in, and dedication to helping private tenants, but also assist clients in all tenures, as well as the homeless.

If you believe in our values and vision, come on board and help create a more equal housing system, join our loyal and hardworking team with a low staff turnover. Our staff work for us because they believe in the core values and mission of the organisation and our commitment to housing equality. We’re a small organisation with a big voice.  This is not just a job; it is a vocation.

You must be a qualified Solicitor with solid experience and an in-depth knowledge of housing law. You will have, a commitment to superlative client care and have great organisational skills and be able to work with minimal supervision, meeting tight deadlines and maintaining high levels of accuracy. You will be IT literate, self-servicing and have a good working knowledge of Legal Aid processes (although you will receive great admin support). You will be able to contribute to the growth and development of Advice for Renters` services.

For information about us, the role, required Application and Equal Opportunities Forms, please visit: adviceforrenters.org/work-for-us

Closing date:   Rolling


 

Fusion Housing

FUSION HOUSING works across Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire providing help for our communities to find and maintain housing through legal advice, employment support, learning opportunities, supported accommodation and local food bank provision

Location:      Flexible – Wakefield, Dewsbury or Huddersfield
Hours:           Full time (37 hours per week) or part time
Salary:           Band 5A (NJC Points 27-29), £ 31,895 to £ 33,486 per annum (pro rata for part time work)

Benefits include:

  • Generous holiday entitlement: 30 days’ annual leave, 2 floating days, plus bank holidays
  • Employer’s pension contribution: 5% of salary
  • Blended Home/Office working.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic individual to join our team of skilled and experienced Housing Advisers and Solicitors.

About the role
Working under a housing legal aid contract to deliver legal advice to meet the specialist quality mark, you’ll be part of a legal team that seeks to deliver strategic change to improve services for the homeless and help prevent homelessness. You’ll take on emergency cases and identify and deal with strategic litigation and carry out court representations, including at Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes.

About you
Some experience of working under a housing at legal aid contract would be useful, as would supervisor status for legal aid purposes, however, these are not essential requirements. What is for certain though is that you have a proactive, results-driven approach, the ability to actively contribute new ideas and approaches and the communication skills it takes to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.  Candidates with the right qualifications but with limited experience in housing law will be considered. Full training will be provided

Applicants must have knowledge/experience of:

  • Carrying out complex legal advice work in housing
  • Housing possession, homelessness, disrepair and landlord and tenant matters
  • Providing specialist casework, advice, advocacy and representation in all housing matters
  • Being customer focused and having a collaborative approach to working, and excellent communication skills
  • Assessing clients for public funding/legal representation, preparing Legal Aid applications and keeping up to date with requirements for undertaking Legal Aid casework.


TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

Complete our online application form via the following link:  https://www.fusionhousing.org.uk/vacancy/housing-solicitor-wakefield-or-huddersfield/

Or submit a CV which MUST have a covering letter to HR@fusionhousing.org.uk explaining why you are applying for the post and your suitability, addressing all criteria in the employee specification.

The closing date is 9am on Monday 14 November 2022
Interviews will be held week commencing 21 November 2022

Fusion Housing has a commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk and will ensure that all its policies reflect this.  This recruitment is taking place under our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

FUSION HOUSING works across Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire providing help for our communities to find and maintain housing through legal advice, employment support, learning opportunities, supported accommodation and local food bank provision

Location:      Negotiable – Flexible between Wakefield / Dewsbury / Huddersfield
Hours:           Full time (37 hours per week) or part time
Salary:           Band 4A (NJC Points 23-25), £28,226 to £30,095 per annum (pro rata for part time work)

Benefits include:

  • Generous holiday entitlement: 30 days’ annual leave, 2 floating days, plus bank holidays
  • Employer’s pension contribution: 5% of salary
  • Blended Home/Office working.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic individual to join our team of skilled and experienced Housing Advisers and Solicitors

About the role
Working under a housing legal aid contract to deliver legal advice to meet the specialist quality mark, you’ll be part of a legal team that seeks to deliver strategic change to improve services for the homeless and help prevent homelessness. You’ll take on emergency cases and identify and deal with strategic litigation and carry out court representations, including at Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes.  Candidates with the right qualifications but with limited experience in housing law will be considered. Full training will be provided

About you
Some experience of working under a housing at legal aid contract would be useful however, these are not essential requirements. What is for certain though is that you have a proactive, results-driven approach, the ability to actively contribute new ideas and approaches and the communication skills it takes to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.

Applicants must have knowledge/experience of:

  • Carrying out complex legal advice work in housing
  • Housing possession, homelessness, disrepair and landlord and tenant matters
  • Providing specialist casework, advice, advocacy and representation in all housing matters
  • Being customer focused and having a collaborative approach to working, and excellent communication skills
  • Assessing clients for public funding/legal representation, preparing Legal Aid applications and keeping up to date with requirements for undertaking Legal Aid casework.


TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

Complete our online application form via the following link:  https://www.fusionhousing.org.uk/vacancy/senior-housing-caseworker-wakefield-dewsbury-huddersfield/

Or submit a CV which MUST have a covering letter to HR@fusionhousing.org.uk explaining why you are applying for the post and your suitability, addressing all criteria in the employee specification.

The closing date is 9am on Monday 14 November 2022
Interviews will be held week commencing 21 November 2022

Fusion Housing has a commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk and will ensure that all its policies reflect this.  This recruitment is taking place under our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

 

 

Giles Peaker is a solicitor and partner in the Housing and Public Law team at Anthony Gold Solicitors in South London. You can find him on Linkedin and on Twitter. Known as NL round these parts.

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