Are you committed to supporting unpaid mental health carers living in Lambeth? 

Join the Carers’ Hub team to make a lasting difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Lambeth. 

We are looking for a full-time Service Coordinator to join the team to shape and deliver a programme of 1 to 1 support, peer support groups, forums and social activities for adults who are caring unpaid for someone affected by a mental health condition or substance abuse or alcohol problems. 

The Adult Carers’ team supports carers from the age of 18 upwards who look after a family member, friend or neighbour living with an illness, disability, mental health problem or addiction, and this role will give you the opportunity to be creative and put the ideas that you will develop in partnership with carers into practice. 

You will have exceptional organisational skills and a passion for working with mental health carers. You will also enjoy taking responsibility for making decisions, problem solving and using your initiative.  You will be someone who is able to motivate and inspire carers to come along and take part, and be confident and comfortable talking to a wide range of people, facilitating group discussions and working autonomously in a small, friendly team.

Please read our job pack for full details of the role, person specification and Carers’ Hub Lambeth. 

Closing date: 9am Friday 27th August

Interviews will take place on Thursday 1st September 

The Counter-Trafficking Programme is a component of HBF’s Model of Integrated Care (MOIC) and is specifically designed to assist and safeguard men and women who are HBF clients and are survivors of trafficking. This is done by providing pastoral care and support for survivors of trafficking, and through establishing and maintaining a working relationship of trust with each person. Ensuring that each survivor is documented, accompanied and sufficiently supported throughout the process of receiving protection. The aim of HBF’s multi-disciplinary services are to enable all of our clients to work towards sustaining long term recovery, social inclusion and re-building their lives. Therefore, the Counter-Trafficking Programme works in collaboration and co-ordination with all other HBF services.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Management of the Counter-Trafficking Programme client casework and care by:

• Working with HBF’s clients who are victims of trafficking to provide an end to end, bespoke service for them within the context of the MOIC

• Providing detailed Counter-Trafficking Assessments and ongoing Safety and Care plans, together with ongoing access to contact and safeguarding support to all HBF Counter-Trafficking clients

• Ensuring HBF’s client care policies relating to frontline Counter-Trafficking work with survivors are followed and implemented, including HBF’s trauma-informed methods of working which are contained in the Trauma-Informed Code of Conduct

• Providing evidence for NRM, asylum and criminal justice matter through the documentation of cases in the form of detailed letters and witness statements to HBF and court standard

• Working under the supervision of the Head of Counter-Trafficking

• Recruiting, managing and training the programme team, including volunteers in collaboration with the Head of Counter-Trafficking and HBF’s Volunteering and Training Co-ordinator

• Ensuring that accurate, up-to-date and ‘living’ case history chronologies are maintained and updated together with CMS records and client records and that other administration of the Counter-Trafficking Programme are scrupulously maintained

• Attending all relevant and required team and multi-disciplinary meetings, including (but not limited to) Counter-Trafficking Legal and Care Plan meeting, Referral, Care Plan and Complex Case meetings

• Ensuring that all clients in the Counter-Trafficking Program have access to quality, legally aided legal advice and representation and that those within the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) have appropriate support under the UK Government’s Victim Care Contract

• Liaising and advocating with decision makers, lawyers, clinicians, and all other internal and external professionals who are involved with clients of the CT Program, or those professionals to whom clients are referred, ensuring that all parties act in their best interests

Accompanying, or supervising the accompanying, of clients to legal forums, interviews and court hearings as necessary, including criminal justice processes. This may include ensuring that particularly vulnerable clients are accompanied to other specific appointments, assessments or services.

Supporting HBF’s Counter-Trafficking policy and publications work through:

• Maintaining an informed and current understanding of legal, policy and legislative developments in the UK which affect HBF’s client base, particularly victims of all forms of human trafficking

• Maintaining positive relationships with external Counter-Trafficking sector partners and stakeholders on behalf of HBF

• Representing HBF in collaboration with the Head of Counter-Trafficking in appropriate forums, such as the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) and promoting HBF’s Counter-Trafficking Programme by engaging and training others and speaking at events

General duties

• Support the Head of Counter-Trafficking with information to enable the smooth income generation for this area of work

• Respect client confidentiality in line with internal procedures and legal framework held by HBF

• Promote the aims, principles, policies, interests and wellbeing of the charity and protect its integrity and reputation at all times

• Undertake other reasonable duties in line with the responsibilities of the post as deemed necessary by line management

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• 3 years minimum experience working with vulnerable people in the trafficking sector and substantial advice/casework and client work experience including a working knowledge of the rights and entitlements of victims of trafficking, refugees and asylum seekers

• Knowledge of the challenges facing all of HBF’s vulnerable clients including asylum seekers, refugees and survivors of torture, human trafficking, and a demonstrable empathy for this client group

• Sound knowledge of the asylum legal system and the NRM system, the criminal justice system and procedures for victims of trafficking as informants, witnesses, accused persons or defendants and claimants of compensation

• Management experience, including training and supervision of others including volunteers

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to communicate effectively with clients from all backgrounds and professionals at all levels and to write statements for legal representatives

• Ability to use trauma-informed methods of communication with survivors of trafficking in order to meet HBF’s objectives for client care

• Understanding of client confidentiality, informed consent and data protection with additional knowledge of the specific safeguarding and privacy requirements for victims of trafficking

• High level of organisational skills, attention to details and the ability to prioritise work effectively in a high-pressured environment

• Excellent IT skills including the use of databases, email, word processing

• Flexibility and willingness to undertake other duties as required

Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and a DBS check. This role will require disclosure of both the adult and child barring lists. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to help embed and expand Refugee Education UK’s  further education (FE) project. In this role, you’ll provide direct FE advice, guidance and support to a caseload of young refugees and asylum seekers who are struggling to access the education to which they are entitled. You’ll give expert advice and guidance to other professionals, run workshops for young people on the UK education system and co-lead training for practitioners on this topic. 

To flourish in this role, you need to be a quick learner, good communicator and team player. If this sounds like you and you’re excited by all that this job entails, we hope you’ll consider joining us.

As we look for new team members, exam grades and job titles are not the full picture - the context in which achievements were gained also matters. We actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, considering the impact of the context in which a candidate has worked or studied. We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with lived experience of forced migration and from other backgrounds that are currently underrepresented at REUK. 

Please refer to the job applicant pack (below as a PDF) for full information about this role and how to apply (please note that we ask you to address particular questions in your cover letter). If you’re unsure about whether or not this role is right for you, please feel free to get in touch to arrange a call before applying.

We are seeking a coordinator for our educational mentoring programme for young refugees and asylum seekers. The coordinator will oversee our West London mentoring hub by recruiting and training volunteer mentors, and matching them to young people needing additional educational support.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a strong approach to administration alongside being skilled at building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including vulnerable young people, further education colleges and social workers.

As we look for new team members, exam grades and job titles are not the full picture - the context in which achievements were gained also matters. We actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, considering the impact of the context in which a candidate has worked or studied. We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with lived experience of forced migration and from other backgrounds that are currently underrepresented at REUK. 

Please refer to the job applicant pack (below as a PDF) for full information about this role and how to apply (please note that we ask you to address particular questions in your cover letter). If you’re unsure about whether or not this role is right for you, please feel free to get in touch to arrange a call before applying.

Fixed term contract until 31 March 2022

Are you looking for a career supporting vulnerable adults?

About the role

The Senior Case Coordinator will help develop a through care team to work alongside the Southwark SPOT Street Outreach team. The aim is to support a targeted cohort to transition away from the streets sustainably. The Coordinator will support and motivate staff and clients to build resilience, well-being and the skills to live more independently. This is an excellent opportunity for someone keen gain experience and move into management.

In this role you will:

• Play a central role in coordinating the day to day case work of the team to ensure high quality personalised casework.
• Develop partnership working with a network of agencies internally and externally
• Line manage and provide essential support and supervision to Complex Case Workers.
• Manage a caseload of clients suffering multiple disadvantage who may not have stayed in stable accommodation for long periods of time.
• In this non shift role you will work mainly within normal office hours Monday – Friday, however, on occasion you may be asked to work flexibly in order to support the team or a particular client on an evening or weekend.

About you

We are looking for someone with:

• The ability to coordinate a team in a homelessness service that empowers people to make a positive change.
• The skills and experience to help navigate those suffering multiple disadvantage through a complex array of services to help them achieve their goals.
• The personality to support and encourage colleagues to achieve outcomes and grow their knowledge and skill base in a challenging environment
• Commitment and skills to offer a high level service to those suffering complex trauma, in particular women who have suffered from violence and migrants who may have a different understanding of support and expectations placed on them.
• However, above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 

• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 9 August

Interview and assessments on: 17 August, to take place via video call

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Fundraising Regulator to recruit a Part Time Strategic Project Manager to support with key strategic work within the organisation. The Fundraising Regulator is committed to being a diverse and inclusive place of work and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. This role is offered on a part-time (three days) six-month fixed term contract.

The Fundraising Regulator was launched in July 2016 with responsibility for regulating all charitable fundraising in the UK. Its mission is to carry out an independent and non-statutory regulatory role in a way that protects the public, donors and potential donors, not least those who may be vulnerable, from unacceptable fundraising practices. It sustains and enhances public confidence in the charitable sector, supports the sector to understand and carry out its responsibilities in engaging with the public and helps to create a positive donor experience, ensuring consistent fundraising standards across the UK.

Working with the Head of Casework, this position will support on three strategic projects that will enable the Fundraising Regulator to efficiently support the charitable fundraising sector and the public. Initially focused on reviewing the regulator's current casework handling, you will design and develop stronger systems and processes to more proactively handle casework. You will also work on two reporting projects. One of these will be supporting organisations to self-report incidents to the regulator, and creating a process to handle these cases more smoothly. The other is focused on the regulator's internal impact reporting on its case data.

The successful candidate will be an experienced project manager with the ability to review, design and deliver on a variety of projects at once. You will have experience of workforce planning, designing team capacity with an understanding of how to move functional work around. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders. Experience with casework, or handling complaints processes, is desirable.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

To apply please submit your CV (Word format). If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Will you join our award-winning and thriving team of public lawyers?

Public Law Project (PLP) is searching for a qualified lawyer to join our award-winning casework team and coordinate the innovative public law support hub. The hub focuses on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and welfare rights. Knowledge and experience of one or both of these areas is desirable. Most importantly, we want a capable and ambitious public lawyer who enjoys working collaboratively and is excited about using the law creatively. In addition to working on cases through the hub, we envisage that in time the successful candidate will have an opportunity to work on the full range of PLP’s cases.

A qualified solicitor with between one and five years’ experience would be a particularly good fit in our team at the moment though we would welcome applications from anyone who meets the job description. It is an opportunity for a lawyer with good networking skills and solid experience of running judicial reviews. The candidate must have a proven ability to develop cases and ideas independently – either in legal aid or the corporate sector.

PLP is a growing and lawyer-led access to justice charity. Our vision is a world in which individual rights are respected and public bodies act fairly and lawfully. We act directly for individuals, and are regularly instructed by law firms, lawyers’ groups, such as the Law Centres Network, NGOs and other public interest organisations. We work consistently at the leading edge of access to justice issues and there is always lots of scope for development. Recent high-profile cases have engaged with diverse issues such as Home Office removals policy, funding for advice services and legal aid, and the prorogation of Parliament.

PLP funding comes from a range of sources, including legal aid and charitable grants. Our mixed funding model gives the organisation financial security and stability and means that our lawyers are able to work creatively to achievable income targets.

PLP is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. We value diversity, we have a diverse team particularly among women and the LGBT+ community, and we acknowledge that we currently have an underrepresentation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people compared to our beneficiaries and within the London-charity sector. We are continuously taking actions to improve the diversity of our team. We welcome all applicants and are actively encouraging applicants particularly from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people and disabled people.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced caseworker to join Z2K’s advice services team to provide in-depth advice and casework on a range of Social Security and housing issues. You will have at least 2 years’ experience of providing social welfare advice and casework and the ability to manage a varied caseload. You will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits law, regulations and guidance as well as experience of representing clients at First-tier Tribunal. You will share our passion for tackling poverty and injustice and commitment to working in an anti-oppressive, non-discriminatory and empowering way with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.

Z2K is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of poverty, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome evidence of experience from both work and non-work settings such as volunteering and personal life.

Closing date: Sunday, 1th August 2021 at 23:55

Southall Black Sisters runs an advice, advocacy and resource centre in West London which provides a comprehensive service to women experiencing violence and abuse and other forms of inequality. We offer specialist advice, information, casework, advocacy, counselling and self-help support service in several community languages. We are looking for driven, empathetic and committed individuals to join our team and support our work to empower women to live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom. We are currently recruiting for the vacancies listed below.

FIXED TERM 12 MONTHS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINEE ADVOCATES AND  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES

Salary range £19,634 to £28,240 (incl. OLW) per annum depending on experienceAbility to fluently speak a South Asian language is essential (Punjabi, Hindi or Urdu preferred)

• To provide high quality and comprehensive advice, information, and practical advocacy support relating to domestic and other forms of gender-based violence against BME women and children

• To promote the participation and engagement of service users with Southall Black Sisters’ specialist holistic services

• To promote the aims and objectives of Southall Black Sisters as a specialist organisation for BME women and children

This role will suit someone with experience of working with vulnerable women to provide advice and support in a sensitive, patient and professional manner.

In light of the nature and context of the work of Southall Black Sisters, the Organisation considers the candidate’s race and gender (BME) to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Para 1, Schedule 9, of the Equality Act 2010.

Deadline for applications midnight 9th August 2021

Interviews to be held during the week of 16th August 2021

To apply download an Application Pack on our website or complete the attached application form and monitoring form.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation at a period of growth in size and reputation and an opportunity to be at the heart of Merton’s response to Covid-19 recovery.

The I&A Adviser will have an essential role in the organisation, working directly with older people to triage and identify needs and provide advice to help people to access high quality support. Despite the rapidly evolving situation due to Covid-19 we anticipate that the role will deliver support face to face at our centre, in client’s homes, on the phone and by email.

The role will provide information and advice, including casework, in a wide field of subjects, including welfare benefits, housing, health, community care, and local services, to older adults (65+) across the London Borough of Merton.

Due to the nature of the role a car driver with access to own transport is essential.

The I&A Adviser will have an essential role in organisation, working directly with older people to triage and identify needs and provide advice to help people to access high quality support. The role will provide information and advice, including casework, in a wide field of subjects, including welfare benefits, housing, health, community care, and local services, to older adults (65+) across the London Borough of Merton. 

Summary of Duties:

1. To explore the needs of older people, identifying options, providing high quality information and advice to older adults across multiple channels including face to face, clinics, home visits and telephone
2. To perform benefit checks using our benefits calculation programme
3. To support clients with forms and applications for benefits and other relevant matters such as accessible transport schemes e.g. Blue Badge, Taxicard, Dial-a-Ride
4. To act as the client’s representative where required
5. To complete case records and follow up actions on our confidential database
6. To collect and report monitoring information
7. To work with the Information & Advice Manager to support and train volunteers
8. To liaise with external partner agencies in order to promote, develop and deliver the service
9. To deliver outreach work and support events as required

How to apply

You can apply electronically or by post by sending your CV and a covering letter outlining your skills and experience in relation to the Job Description and Person Specification below. Your CV should be no more than two sides.

Please ensure that your covering letter demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications submitted without a personal statement will be rejected. Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring section at the end of your application form.

Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.

Completed applications should be returned to us by noon Monday 9th August 2021.

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life. The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that homelessness, exclusion and isolation are not acceptable features of life in the UK.

The Connection at St. Martin’s empowers those who are on the edges of society to take control of their lives by:

• Providing practical support in an active environment designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move on;

• Collaborating with others who share our vision and mission not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world;

• Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins.

About the role:

You will take forward our Recovery services, including the afternoon Intensive Casework Service, Housing & Resettlement Team, Migration Team, Recovery & Opportunities Service and St Martin’s House supported housing scheme (currently the focus of an exciting development project). The Recovery Lead will also take lead responsibility for Safeguarding.

About you:

This role requires someone with a strong track record in service delivery with people who have complex needs. They must have thorough knowledge and experience of treatment systems and recovery for people with mental health and drug and alcohol issues, as well as a good understanding of housing law and intensive casework and support. Alongside ensuring high quality service delivery, they must have experience of developing new approaches and working with fundraising specialists to secure resources. The Recovery Lead will be a well organised and focused manager who uses coaching techniques to develop their team. Finally, they must be a positive role model with the personal credibility to build confidence in the charity both internally and externally.

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification and application form are attached.

Closing date: Sunday 22nd August 2021– 5pm

Interview date: W/C 30th August 2021

Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice 

Generalist Advice Worker/Advice Session Supervisor (or Trainee position)

Post funded by Southwark Council.

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns. 

The post is suitable for an experienced Advice Session Supervisor (ASS) or as a development opportunity for a Certificated Generalist Advisor to train to become an ASS within six months of starting in post. If applying without existing experience of supervising volunteers and of undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor the starting salary will be Scale 6 - £29,194 whilst undertaking training.

The post holder will be required to work across all of our offices and outreaches in Southwark according to operational needs.

The role includes:

• Providing advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues
• Supervising advice and gateway assessment sessions
• Supporting and supervising volunteers

To be successful you will need:

• Have achieved the Generalist Advisor Certificate and have experience of Generalist Advice Casework
• Either experience of supervising volunteers and undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor or be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake this role with training provided within 6 months of starting 
• To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies

Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 9th August 2021

Interviews: Thursday 12th August 2021

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

Da'aro Youth Project is looking for an experienced caseworker to join our small team based in Streatham Hill. We are interested in recruiting a part-time Youth Caseworker working 2 or 3 days a week.

We are a small community-led organisation supporting young refugees from the Horn of Africa.

Da'aro Youth Project was established in 2018 by members of the Eritrean community in London. Eritreans, Ethiopians and Sudanese are some of the largest nationality groups of unaccompanied minors to arrive in the UK in recent years. Asylum-seeking children and young adults arrive here after traumatic journeys through the Sahara Desert, Libya, the Mediterranean Sea and after crossing borders in Europe, such as in Calais. Once here, young people often struggle to adapt to new lives separated from their families, and find that navigating the complex asylum and social care systems can be stressful and traumatic. We aim to promote the wellbeing of these migrant young people living in the UK, through direct support, through building bridges in the Eritrean community and through advocating for changes to unfair and discriminatory systems which undermine their wellbeing.

We want newly arrived asylum-seeking young people to feel at home and to know they have someone to turn to in a crisis.

Towards this aim we run a weekly youth club – Injera Club – and provide advice, support and advocacy through our casework service for young people in need. 

Through trauma-informed, intensive casework we identify the needs of young people, advocate for their interests within the care and asylum system, and connect young people with the services, opportunities and support they need to reach their goals. 

The Youth Caseworker role will:

Work alongside young refugees, asylum seekers and other young migrants who are at risk or in crisis to ensure that they can access their statutory rights and make progress in their personal, social and educational development so that they can achieve their full potential.
Provide holistic casework, advice and practical support to young people aged 14 to 21 years, working closely with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure that the immediate and longer -term needs of young people are met.
To encourage the active and meaningful participation of young people in all aspects of Da’aro Youth Project’s youth service delivery.
You'll need to have relevant experience and the energy and determination required to work positively with young migrants who are at risk or in crisis along with the ability to manage a complex caseload and the desire to work as a member of a small team.

Preference will be given to those applicants who have previous experience in casework with children, young adults, and refugees and asylum-seekers – and those applicants with refugee language skills (Tigrinya or/and Amharic).

Closing date for Applications is 23.59 on Sunday 8th August 2021.

Interviews will take place during the following week or so.

To apply, please complete the attached application form and return it to us via our website (see link above).

Please indicate on your application which days you are available to work.

Advice Officer (Housing)

Permanent

Part Time – 17.5 hours per week

£28,000 to £32,000 pa pro rata

depending on experience

ABOUT THE LIC

The London Irish Centre is the Irish Heart of London. Our Mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture.

For over sixty years, we’ve been proud to provide vital frontline welfare services to multi-generational Irish diaspora in London, whilst instilling positive impact within local communities through education, entertainment and cultural awareness. Our commitment lies in meeting the wants and needs of our shared communities, now and for the future.

JOB BRIEF

This highly rewarding role requires a dynamic and energetic approach to delivering expert housing advice and achieving positive outcomes, no two days are the same. You will be compassionate, enthusiastic with a passion for making a difference to people's lives.

In our services we strive to be innovative, creative and person centered. Our intention is to be at the forefront of best practice in service delivery, through continuous service development.

The Advice Service makes a real difference to people's lives, improving opportunities and lifting them out of poverty.  The service works with people using a strengths-based, culturally sensitive and partnership approach. We deliver Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accredited advice and casework on welfare benefits and housing.

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 23rd August 2021.  

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.