Citadel Co-ordinator

Job Title: Citadel Co-ordinator

Hours: 35 per week (full time)

Location: Home working, roles must be based in Bristol (x2), Cornwall* (x2), Sheffield (x1) or Hastings (x1)

Contract: Fixed term (until January 31st 2026)

Salary: £33,786

About us

Housing Justice is a charity that acts on homelessness and housing need across England and Wales. We work to prevent people from experiencing homelessness, help people out of homelessness or destitution, and enable the building of affordable homes. We also take a leading role as the voice of the faith and voluntary sector, supported by the Welsh and UK Governments. At Housing Justice, we value differences: we are a diverse organisation, and we work with people of all faiths and none. We seek to influence and bring about change for the benefit of those we serve through partnership, lobbying and networking. Our initiatives include Faith in Affordable Housing, Hosting people seeking sanctuary, Support for people from Ukraine, The Winter Night Shelter Network and Citadel.

About you

We are looking for outgoing, confident and skilled communicators who are well versed in public speaking, building relationships and influencing people. You will feel confident to speak to anyone and will proactively seek out opportunities to build partnerships and promote the projects. You will be a self-motivated, committed person with experience of working in the homelessness, housing or voluntary and community sectors.

About the role

We are seeking to hire 6 driven and proactive Citadel co-ordinators across Bristol, Cornwall, Sheffield and Hastings – to recruit, train, support and supervise committed volunteers who will directly support people experiencing homelessness locally.

About Citadel

Citadel is a volunteer-led project preventing homelessness by helping people find or sustain their tenancies and establish a home. Volunteers, once recruited, trained and DBS checked are matched with those referred for support. Co-ordinators and volunteers work closely with those referred to establish what matters to them and how best they can support them.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave (3 fixed over Christmas), plus an additional day per year of service over 3 years (up to 5 additional days)
• Openness to flexible ways of working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Home office set-up
• Cycle to Work Scheme

*we will consider applications from across Cornwall, but will take location - in relation to where individuals are being supported - into consideration as part of the application process – access to your own transportation will be critical in this role.