Job vacancy
Housing Settlement Officer
Overnight Welcome Centre
Help people move beyond homelessness by supporting them from temporary accommodation into a settled tenancy and helping make that tenancy a home.
Supporting people to move from homelessness towards a settled, sustainable home.
The opportunity
Could you help break the cycle of homelessness?
Are you passionate about helping people move beyond homelessness and towards a settled, sustainable home?
We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs.
The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep. We’re looking for people with great interpersonal skills who can build healthy relationships with guests who are currently in temporary accommodation or coming through the Overnight Welcome Centre.
About the role
Helping a tenancy become a home
We are seeking to appoint a team of Housing Settlement Officers who will support guests accessing the Overnight Welcome Centre and help people move on from temporary accommodation.
You will support people as they settle into a new tenancy, helping them turn that tenancy into a home and improving the likelihood of long-term tenancy sustainment.
The longer-term aim is to help people end the cycle of homelessness and establish a more secure future.
The role requires the post-holder to be flexible, creative and solution-focused, with travel around Glasgow. It also includes one evening shift per week.
Who we welcome
Experience can take many forms
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness or asylum and immigration.
Application pack
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We'd like to hear from you.
Please send your completed application form together with your current CV to info@glasgowcitymission.com .
Please use JOB REF 26HSO as the subject line of your email.
Please note
This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme.
Applicants should have a Christian faith and a live church connection. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Employment Equality Act 2010.