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Refugee Housing Support Coordinator

Reference:
VAC-5718
Sector:
Advice, Charity, Community, Housing & Homelessness, Social Welfare
Job Role
Co-ordinator
Salary:
£36,191 Per Annum
Hours:
Full Time
Town/City:
Cardiff / Newport
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Closing Date:
11/06/2026

Job Title: Refugee Housing Support Coordinator 

Hours: 35 hours per week (full time).

Location: Home-based focussed around Cardiff and Newport, with regular travel across Wales and occasional travel to England.

Contract: Currently funded until December 2028.

Salary: £36,191

Closing Date: 11.30pm Sunday 17 May

About us

Housing Justice unites diverse communities to build personal connections, help people out of homelessness, and create justice in the housing system. Our vision is of a community where everyone has a safe and stable home, and a feeling they belong.

Our Seeking Sanctuary project is a Wales-based initiative delivering innovative housing solutions and community-led support for people seeking sanctuary. We combine community hosting, tenancy-based housing, and advocacy to help build a Nation of Sanctuary.

About the role

Reporting directly to the Sanctuary Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of our accommodation pathways, ensuring the best possible outcomes for destitute migrants and newly granted refugees.

This is a dynamic, frontline casework role that spans three core areas of our housing provision:

  • The Hosting Project: Supporting people seeking sanctuary who have no recourse to public funds by giving them a welcoming, safe place to stay in the home of one of our volunteer hosts.
  • Refugee Lodgings: Helping to provide a safe and supported housing option for newly granted refugees at risk of homelessness by matching them with people who have a spare room.
  • Transitional Housing: Providing vital tenancy sustainment support for newly granted refugees transitioning into our shared accommodation properties.

About you

We are seeking a dedicated, highly organised, and empathetic professional with proven experience working directly with people experiencing homelessness, particularly asylum seekers and forced migrants.

You will have a strong working knowledge of the housing system, the UK welfare system (including Universal Credit and Housing Benefit), and how to support people to access their entitlements. Because this role requires managing complex casework and navigating cultural nuances, you must possess strong interpersonal skills, particularly when working with vulnerable people or those with English as a second language.

If you are a creative problem-solver who is passionate about empowering refugees and building sustainable housing pathways, we want to hear from you.

How to apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please follow this link to our website for further details on how to apply

Interviews will provisionally be held on Thursday 11 June