Custody HAWk Worker

Croydon - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 36095 - 39861

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives

We are currently looking for a Probation HAWk worker to be based in a Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) to support The Probation Services objective in reducing reoffending.

In this role you will be assessing clients housing needs and take action to prevent homelessness by;

Supporting clients to retain existing accommodation or to relinquish tenancies to avoid accruing rent arrears and debt.
Working alongside The Probation Service to achieve set interventions to prevent homelessness
Working as part of a larger team based across 10 prisons and multiple probation offices

The post requires the successful candidate to be in the probation delivery unit

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

Some experience of working with ex-offenders and people who are homeless/at risk of becoming homeless
The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary multi-agency team within the prison and probation environment and to maintain effective relationships with external agencies.
The ability to work flexibly in a changing and often challenging environment
The ability to work to agreed deadlines and targets.
The ability to cope with clients with multiple needs who may display challenging behavior.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.

When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to start your online application form.

Closing date: 10am on 25 November 2025

Interview and assessments on: TBC

About Us

Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.

What We Offer

We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity diversity and inclusion improves the health wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity inclusion and wellbeing are prioritisedwe are happier healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients.

Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:

A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.

Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky but with family friendly policies flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them.

These include:

Agile working model for suitable roles.
Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.

Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.

At St Mungos we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.

These include:

Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Documents

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their livesWe are currently looking for a Probation HAWk worker to be based in a Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) to support The Probation Services objective in reducing reoffending.In this role you will be assessing clients housing ...

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives

We are currently looking for a Probation HAWk worker to be based in a Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) to support The Probation Services objective in reducing reoffending.

In this role you will be assessing clients housing needs and take action to prevent homelessness by;

Supporting clients to retain existing accommodation or to relinquish tenancies to avoid accruing rent arrears and debt.
Working alongside The Probation Service to achieve set interventions to prevent homelessness
Working as part of a larger team based across 10 prisons and multiple probation offices

The post requires the successful candidate to be in the probation delivery unit

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

Some experience of working with ex-offenders and people who are homeless/at risk of becoming homeless
The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary multi-agency team within the prison and probation environment and to maintain effective relationships with external agencies.
The ability to work flexibly in a changing and often challenging environment
The ability to work to agreed deadlines and targets.
The ability to cope with clients with multiple needs who may display challenging behavior.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.

When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to start your online application form.

Closing date: 10am on 25 November 2025

Interview and assessments on: TBC

About Us

What We Offer

Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:

A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.

Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.

These include:

Agile working model for suitable roles.
Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.

Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.

These include:

Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Documents