LEGAL ADVISER, OISC LEVEL 2

Location: London, N7, with some flexible home-based working

Responsible to:  Head of Legal branch

Hours: Three days per week

Holidays: 25 days per annum + bank holidays

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Salary: £32,000 pro rata  (inclusive of London weighting)

Closing date: 5pm, Monday, February 14, 2022; interviews w/c February 21 tbc

About us

The Cotton Tree's vision is a society that fully respects the rights and dignity of asylum seekers and refugees, seeking justice and a flourishing life for all. Our mission is to offer personally sensitive free support (legal, social, practical, emotional) to refugees and asylum seekers as they seek to move on with their lives in the UK. We are authorised to offer legal advice at OISC Level 2, and we help asylum seekers to prepare their claims and to find solicitors, while we also provide practical support on housing, medical and other issues. Our members also find confidence and hope through our Heal and Grow branch, which facilitates refugee-led support groups and other occasional workshops tailored specifically for refugees and asylum seekers. We believe that relaxed time, professional expertise and a supportive community will enable individuals to move beyond their traumatic histories and start to rebuild their lives.

The role

The Cotton Tree is recruiting a solicitor or legal adviser with at least OISC Level 2 authorisation to join our small, busy legal and casework team on a part-time basis, supporting vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed legal professional or asylum caseworker to help shape and develop a strong, ethical, free legal service in a supportive, diverse and collaborative environment.

If you are interested in this post, please email us our CV plus a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification below and explaining why you would like to work at the Cotton Tree. Please also add the Equality Monitoring Form.

Closing date: Monday 14 February

Key responsibilities

• To provide OISC Level 2 immigration advice and casework within OISC regulations to asylum seekers and refugees in London, including initial asylum applications, fresh claims and leave to remain applications.
• To manage a caseload of clients, providing immigration/asylum advice and casework to clients in relation to their status, working closely with other members of the Legal branch and consulting with the Heal & Grow branch where relevant, in order to offer the best advice and service to each individual client.
• To assist asylum seekers and refugees to know and enforce their rights in relation to healthcare, social services or accommodation, advising on access where appropriate.
• To work closely with management, staff and volunteers within the ethos of the Cotton Tree Trust to contribute towards the aims of the Cotton Tree
• To develop the Cotton Tree’s legal reference resources and its links with immigration advisers, law centres and solicitors and other relevant bodies.

For further details see the attached full Job Description.

Person specification 

**Please note: Applicants MUST have at least Level 2 OISC qualification or equivalent, PLUS a minimum of three years’ experience in the field of immigration/asylum law or of providing immigration advice.

• Commitment to uphold the ethos, values, aims and policies of The Cotton Tree Trust
• Good understanding of general immigration issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees and of the key statutory bodies in the UK involved in the asylum determination process.
• Knowledge of the legal aid framework and of other services for onward referrals.
• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of vulnerable undocumented migrants and/or those with NRPF and the difficulties they face navigating systems and surviving homelessness and destitution.
• Experience of exploring sensitive and personal information and contentious issues during interviews with clients in a calm, respectful and appropriate manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to analyse complex written or oral information and communicate it effectively.
• A creative, thoughtful approach to gathering evidence in support of immigration applications.
• Ability to research, prepare and draft fluent, coherent, thorough and relevant statements.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles of confidentiality, impartiality, safeguarding, non-directive advice, and equality of opportunity.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all Cotton Tree staff, trustees and volunteers
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships and work effectively with other legal professionals, law centres, interpreters, the voluntary sector.

For further details see the attached full Person specification.

Job Description- Resettlement and Integration Caseworker

Reporting to: Resettlement and Integration Coordinator

Responsible for: n/a

Salary: £18k to £19.5k depending on experience

Hours: Part time or full time, up to 35 hours per week

Contract- rolling monthly contract

Probation period: 4 months

The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an established and vibrant charity working with new communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. We are seeking Resettlement and Integration Bank staff for Walsall and Wolverhampton.

About the role

The aim of this role will be to enable and empower newly arrived often vulnerable refugees to settle into their new communities with confidence.

As a resettlement bank staff you will work closely with the volunteers, floating support workers and Resettlement Manager to provide a wraparound service to our clients across Wolverhampton.

Key elements of the service will include support with housing, health, education and employment.

There will be a requirement to record and document contact using online systems, ensuring an evidence based practice model of working and seamless support delivery for our clients.

Purpose of post

To support refugee families and/or individuals who have newly arrived to the UK. •

To enable clients to sustain independence within their new communities.

• To provide bespoke support and intervention based on client individual needs.

• To work alongside volunteers and other organisations to assist refugees to reach their own goals and aspirations as part of their integration in the UK. Main duties and responsibilities For service delivery – working directly and with volunteers and support workers:

• Manage a caseload of clients: o Provide initial reception and orientation. o Carry out a holistic needs assessment and prepare a Personal Integration Plan with clients o Negotiate specialist intervention with external agencies as appropriate according to the client’s needs. o To be the lead contact for all agencies and responsible for coordinating support for your key clients. o To lone work within client’s homes.

• To deliver a comprehensive action plan for welcoming the refugees from preparation prior to arrival and support for the first year and beyond. This includes but is not limited to:

o Checking suitability of properties with the housing partner

o Welcoming families upon arrival at a UK airport o Registering with GP’s, dentists and opticians; attending medical assessments and appointments; securing appropriate specialist medical care and liaising with different health services;

o Working with Social Services to ensure all special needs are addressed; o Registering for Biometric Residence Cards and benefits, ensuring that refugees understand their financial rights and responsibilities;

o Providing on-going orientation to the UK – information, classes, workshops and visits by key statutory services; o Registering and supporting children with local schools; o Facilitating access to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes for all newly-arrived adults;

o Sign-posting and assisting in training, education and employment to ensure long term independence;

o Organising trips and outings to places of interest and providing opportunities for social interaction. o To provide holistic support around all areas of need including housing, welfare, employment, substance misuse, family reunion and social engagement.

• To ensure that this work has a focus on fostering the independence of the clients and has respect for the culture, personal history and situation of all its users.

• To promote the long-term integration of refugees and the development of refugee communities by providing a range of tailored services to them and through working with other service providers to maximise opportunities for refugees.

• To work with clients to facilitate their access and engagement with mainstream statutory and voluntary sector services.

• To liaise as appropriate with the client’s housing providers, ensuring that the clients are able to represent any concerns to the provider.

• To ensure that this work is carried out in accordance with RMC’s values, principles, policies and procedures, specifically those around equal opportunity, confidentiality, impartiality and non-directive advice.

• With the support of the Manager, to maintain and develop excellent working relationships with and between external stakeholders in order to improve the availability of mainstream and specialist services for newly arrived refugees.

• To develop the service in collaboration with volunteers, and ensure that they receive all of the support they need to take an active role in the support of refugees

• To work as part of a multi-skilled team, supporting your colleagues and volunteers to achieve outcomes.

• To keep full, accurate and up-to-date case records.

• To provide written and oral reports as required.

• To work with the manager in reviewing, planning and developing the service.

• To carry out monitoring and evaluation processes as appropriate For the Charity •

To play an active role in one or more RMC’s working groups as required.

• To liaise with other teams in RMC as appropriate.

• To attend regular team meetings, in order to share information, monitor services and foster effective and supportive team working.

• To participate in supervision, appraisal and training as agreed with the Manager

. • To carry out administrative tasks in support of own work (e.g. word- processing, filing and recording on RMC’s database).

• To carry out other duties consistent with the nature of the post, and in furtherance of the project.

• To carry out all the above in accordance with the aims, values and policies of RMC, in particular, confidentiality, impartiality and Equal Opportunities. The above duties will be prioritised by the Head of Services in consultation with the post holder.

The post-holder may be asked to re-organise his/her work in order to help RMC to respond to changes in type or extent of needs of refugees, which can arise from time to time.

This would be done in a way consistent with the purposes of the post and in consultation with the post-holder.

Candidate Specification

All experience may be paid or voluntary, full or part-time, in the UK or overseas. Candidates will be short-listed on the following specifications: Experience – essential

• Experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of the needs of refugees, and the issues or difficulties which may affect their resettlement. • Experience of comprehensively assessing need and creating risk management plans for multiple individuals.

• Experiences of supporting people to address their needs through support planning, case management and an understanding of the importance of involving clients fully as possible in that process.

• Experience of working with a wide range of professionals to access needs led intervention.

• Experience of working within a multitier staff team, inclusive of supporting volunteers to support clients. Knowledge, Abilities and Skills- essential

• Knowledge and awareness of how to engage with hard to reach individuals, and understanding of the potential barriers to active engagement.

• An understanding of the issues facing refugees during integration to a new community.

• Good knowledge of the services available to support refugees

. • Proven ability to communicate and negotiate to a high level and build strong partnerships, both verbal and non-verbally with shareholders and stakeholders.

• Good organisational and monitoring skills, with the ability to prioritise. • Excellent administrative skills including good computing skills and the ability to use I.T. applications.

• Understanding and a commitment to diversity and equality, with demonstrable cultural competence.

• Ability to lone work and complete delegated task with own initiative.

• Ability to be flexible to the needs of the organisation.

• Fluent in Arabic, Farsi/Dari or Pashto, excellent verbal and non-verbal communication. Desirable

• Good local knowledge • OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commission) regulated • Experience of providing outreach support to families in their home.

• Car driver In addition to the above, candidates will be interviewed on the following if they are short-listed. Candidates need not write about these points in the application form.

• Ability and understanding of how to provide high quality face-to face support in the community and minimum of two years’ experience of having done so.

• Ability and experience of assessment and compiling appropriate packages of support with service users and two years’ experience of having done so.

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to service user involvement and fostering independence.

• Working knowledge of UK mainstream services e.g. Education, Health, Housing, Welfare Benefits and community support systems.

• Experience and understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures.

• Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities • Ability to work in partnership with and provide support for volunteers and interpreters as appropriate.

• Good negotiating skills for working with a wide range of voluntary and statutory agencies.

• Commitment to the principles of confidentiality, impartiality and non-directive advice.

• Constructive approach to working within a small team and a larger agency.

• Excellent active listening skills.

• Good spoken and written English, sufficient to provide advice in English, to advocate and negotiate on behalf of clients.

• Open and reflective attitude to your own work and experience.

• Ability to plan and manage own workload.

• Ability to be administratively self-sufficient, including the working knowledge of Windows 98 and Word 2000 to the required standard

Terms and conditions of employment

The following conditions of service will apply:

Salary: TBC

Location :Wolverhampton

Pension RMC: will contribute 3% of gross basic salary

Holidays :21 days per year plus public holidays pro rata for part-time post. Holiday entitlement increases to 24 days after 2 years and 29 days after 5 years.

Hours of Work :35 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks). Some evening and weekend work may be required for which time off in lieu should be claimed.

Probation: This post will have a probationary period of 4 months.

Notice: One month’s notice of termination of employment on either side.

Disability: We are committed to making every reasonable adjustment to the workplace or working arrangements so as to accommodate people with disabilities.

Enhanced DBS: Employment in this post will be subject to a satisfactory police clearance being obtained. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exception) Order 1975 and you are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act.

Travel expenses :If travel around the Black Country is undertaken in your own vehicle for work purposes can be reclaimed at the rate of 45 pence per mile.

Reference ID: resettlementJAN2022

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Salary: £18,000.00-£19,500.00 per year

Purpose of the Job:

• To provide professional and effective OISC regulated casework as well as advice, guidance and support to a broad range of RMC’s service users.
• To assist/support the team and the management to meet the needs of the beneficiaries and achieve targets.
• To support and supervise colleagues on a lower level of OISC regulation and designated volunteers.
• To deliver presentations and represent RMC at meetings/events when required by management.
• To take responsibility of projects related to the job

Principal Tasks

Working within the team

• To ensure the requirements of OISC are respected and met during the delivery of immigration-related advice and casework.
• To assist the senior colleagues and managers in order to drive efficiency, quality, systems improvement and target achievement.
• To supervise and/or manage colleagues on a lower level of OISC-regulation and designated volunteers.

Casework and advice

• To offer advice & casework to service users with various aspects related to their immigration case.
• To deliver the appropriate level of casework either independently or under supervision, depending on the level of OISC registration.
• To provide appropriate support and mentoring to any caseworkers and/or advisors that are under this role’s supervision.
• To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with service users and ensure their needs are met in a satisfactory and sensitive manner.

Other

• To be responsible for the day to day delivery of specific projects if requested by the Senior Management Team–this is flexible and could change depending on the nature of funding.
• To represent RMC at external meetings and events when required by senior colleagues. 
• To maintain effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders.

Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) delivers a free, weekly advice and support service for vulnerable migrants on immigration, housing, welfare and access to health (our visitors). We support visitors to resolve their immigration problems and move out of homelessness and destitution in the long-term, as well as assisting them to address immediate issues. Most of our visitors lack secure immigration status or have a pending asylum claim and are destitute as a result of their immigration status and the Hostile Environment.

HMC currently employs an (interim) Operations Manager supported by a Fundraiser and a Finance Officer, and a Destitution Casework Coordinator, a Caseworker for Families and Young People, an Access to Justice Coordinator, a Volunteer Coordinator and a (fixed-term) Casework Support Assistant. HMC is currently recruiting its first Immigration Adviser. HMC’s work is supported by over 50 dedicated volunteers and we work closely with a number of partner organisations to ensure visitors can access specialist legal advice and long-term support.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

HMC's work is informed by a vision of a UK where no one is forced into destitution, exploitation or vulnerability as a result of their immigration status.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to undertake overall responsibility for the running of HMC as it delivers its purpose to support migrants primarily in Hackney, and the wider London community, to access rights and overcome injustice in the immigration system. The postholder will be responsible for strategic development and the effective operation of HMC’s services and have oversight of the organisation’s finance, administration and governance. The postholder will take overall responsibility for staffing, and line-manage a team of staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to develop and support HMC as it reviews its service following Coronavirus and the support it can provide for visitors. The postholder will have the opportunity to shape this role. If you relish the challenge, we would love to hear from you. 

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.

More information is available upon request.

About the Role

SBS is looking for 2 experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advocates to join our dynamic team in Southall to provide high-quality advice, support, and advocacy services to victims of domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence, including forced marriage, rape and sexual abuse, so-called honour crimes, and related issues such as immigration, asylum, and No Recourse to Public Funds.

You will assist women to access support under various destitution schemes, promote social inclusion, encourage independence, and develop the personal resilience of women using our advocacy service.

Working within a multi-agency framework, you will ensure women’s needs are met by encouraging engagement with a range of SBS and external services, keeping service users at the heart of all service delivery.

About You

You will need a strong commitment to tackling all forms of violence against women and children, and to fighting for the freedoms and rights of women and girls.

You will have a sound understanding of the practical, emotional, social, and economic issues facing Black and minoritised women affected by domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, and knowledge of the range of options available to survivors of domestic abuse including safe housing, criminal justice, and civil remedies.

You will have a CAADA/Safelives/Womens’ Aid IDVA/DAPA qualification, or be willing to undertake such training to ensure SBS provides the highest quality advocacy and casework to its service users.

About Southall Black Sisters

Originally set up in 1979, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) has established itself as an iconic organisation based in West London, but with a national reach and reputation for its landmark legal interventions, its contributions to changes in policy for the benefit of Black and minoritised women, and its unique approach to casework and advocacy.

In 1983, we set up a not for profit, advice, campaigning, resource, and advocacy centre for Black and minoritised women, defending women’s rights and freedoms, with a particular focus on challenging all forms of violence against South Asian women. SBS’ casework has highlighted flaws in community and state responses to Black and minoritised women and children and, alongside other BME organisations, we have developed a specialism in meeting the needs of Black and minoritised women and children that have been subjected to violence and abuse.

You will be joining a dynamic team of inspiring women, whose work empowers thousands of women worldwide to assert their fundamental human rights to justice, equality and freedom.

Working at Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters recognises that the nature of its work can be emotionally challenging, and is committed to maintaining a supportive working environment where team members feel valued, empowered, and safe. To that end, our employees benefit from:

• 25 days of annual leave (pro rata) excluding Bank Holidays, increasing by 1 additional day per completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists to help you to deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, physical/mental health, or general wellbeing
• Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore difficult issues arising from casework
• A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
• A 3% employer pension contribution

Due to the nature of our work, this post is open to Black and South Asian women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). 

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

We are currently looking for a Client Adviser to join our team on a Fixed-Term contract. There is a potential for this to be extended or become permanent.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. 

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

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The Role:

• Work as part of the Asylum Services team providing advice, guidance, assistance to complete support
  applications and briefings to eligible asylum seekers.
• To contribute to the overall success of the organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims and
  objectives, by providing high quality service to clients.

​

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide advice and support to asylum seekers, within the specification of the Grant Agreement and
  Contract with the Home Office.
• Provide a support service to asylum seekers to complete asylum support application forms (ASF) for
  support under Section 95 and Section4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
• Ensure that all applicants are aware of eligibility criteria and their obligations to provide supporting
  evidence within required timescales.
• Provide outreach for vulnerable clients and those with additional support needs, by appointment, at
  designated locations, as required by the Regional Manager.
• Provide telephone advice as may be required and support the telephone advice line by assisting clients to complete asylum support and Section 4 applications by telephone and by appointment.
• Assist clients to notify the authority of prescribed change of circumstances.
• Provide guidance on immigration related matters advice within the scope of the relevant Office of the
  Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) accreditation level.
• Provide advice on general matters e.g. sign-posting.
• Provide advice on Voluntary Assisted Return.
• Liaise and cooperate with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies on behalf of service users as
  necessary.
• Act as a contact with the Home Office, Social Services, Healthcare Professionals and other relevant
  agencies for applicants with additional support needs.
• Deliver key touch point briefings to a high standard so that applicants fully understand the information
  provided and ensure that information books are given out accordingly.
• Provide information to service users in a timely manner, being aware of other appointments, dispersal
  date.
• Make contact with dispersal accommodation providers and other relevant agencies, providing letters
  as appropriate, to ensure vulnerable clients are appropriately supported in their dispersal area.
• Link Asylum Seekers and Failed Asylum Seekers with other relevant organisations.
• Keep full accurate and up-to-date case records , complete case follow up within the requisite time scales and undertake any necessary administrative tasks.
• Ensure accurate records are kept.
• Participate in rota duties on a planned or ad hoc basis as may be required to cover telephone advice
  line out of hours service.
• Respond flexibly to provide cover for all other operational activities.
• Attend and participate in team briefs and meetings.
• Keep up to date with legislation and the impact it may have on service users.

​​

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.  

• This post is subject to DBS Check
• This post is subject to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
• Suitable candidate must be OISC registered or have the willingness to work towards OISC qualification.

Therefore the applicant must:

• Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK ie valid passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc. 
• Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years.
• Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment

​​We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

We are currently looking a Client Adviser to join our team on a 12 Months Fixed-Term contract. There is a potential for this to be extended or become permanent.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. 

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

​

The Role:

• Work as part of the Asylum Services team providing advice, guidance, assistance to complete support
  applications and briefings to eligible asylum seekers.
• To contribute to the overall success of the organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims and
  objectives, by providing high quality service to clients.

​

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide advice and support to asylum seekers, within the specification of the Grant Agreement and
  Contract with the Home Office.
• Provide a support service to asylum seekers to complete asylum support application forms (ASF) for
  support under Section 95 and Section4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
• Ensure that all applicants are aware of eligibility criteria and their obligations to provide supporting
  evidence within required timescales.
• Provide outreach for vulnerable clients and those with additional support needs, by appointment, at
  designated locations, as required by the Regional Manager.
• Provide telephone advice as may be required and support the telephone advice line by assisting clients to complete asylum support and Section 4 applications by telephone and by appointment.
• Assist clients to notify the authority of prescribed change of circumstances.
• Provide guidance on immigration related matters advice within the scope of the relevant Office of the
  Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) accreditation level.
• Provide advice on general matters e.g. sign-posting.
• Provide advice on Voluntary Assisted Return.
• Liaise and cooperate with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies on behalf of service users as
  necessary.
• Act as a contact with the Home Office, Social Services, Healthcare Professionals and other relevant
  agencies for applicants with additional support needs.
• Deliver key touch point briefings to a high standard so that applicants fully understand the information
  provided and ensure that information books are given out accordingly.
• Provide information to service users in a timely manner, being aware of other appointments, dispersal
  date.
• Make contact with dispersal accommodation providers and other relevant agencies, providing letters
  as appropriate, to ensure vulnerable clients are appropriately supported in their dispersal area.
• Link Asylum Seekers and Failed Asylum Seekers with other relevant organisations.
• Keep full accurate and up-to-date case records , complete case follow up within the requisite time scales and undertake any necessary administrative tasks.
• Ensure accurate records are kept.
• Participate in rota duties on a planned or ad hoc basis as may be required to cover telephone advice
  line out of hours service.
• Respond flexibly to provide cover for all other operational activities.
• Attend and participate in team briefs and meetings.
• Keep up to date with legislation and the impact it may have on service users.

​​

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.  

• This post is subject to PVG Check
• This post is subject to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
• Suitable candidate must be OISC registered or have the willingness to work towards OISC qualification.​

​

Therefore the applicant must:

• Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK ie valid passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc. 
• Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years.
• Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment

​​We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

Are you a passionate and driven manager working within the care sector or education sector and looking for an exciting opportunity? Our amazing and long serving Head of Learner Services is leaving us and we are now on the lookout for a replacement. MK SNAP is an award-winning charity based in Walnut Tree Milton Keynes and supports people with Learning Disabilities from the region in our state-of-the-art Education & Training Centre. We pride ourselves on being a progressive and professional organisation that values its people and you can be sure that your professional development and leadership skills will be at the forefront of your working experience. This post requires a candidate with a strong professional background in safeguarding and pastoral care. As you would expect we are looking for an exceptional candidate to take on this vital role with the charity and we operate a strict safer recruitment policy.

Are you a passionate tutor working within the care sector or education sector and looking for an exciting opportunity? Come and join our amazing education team and develop your teaching skills. MK SNAP is an award-winning charity based in Walnut Tree Milton Keynes and supports people with Learning Disabilities from the region in our state-of-the-art Education & Training Centre. We pride ourselves on being a progressive and professional organisation that values its people and you can be sure that your professional development and skills will be at the forefront of your working experience. This post requires a candidate with a background in teaching and an entry level teaching or training qualification as a minimum. As you would expect we are looking for a caring and competent candidate to take on this important role with the charity and we operate a strict safer recruitment policy.

The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist UK charity that provides expert care and support for refugees and people seeking asylum who have experienced extreme human cruelty such as torture or human trafficking. We work with hundreds of clients every year from all over the world. HBF delivers a specialist Model of Integrated Care that addresses the complex needs and vulnerabilities of survivors. Through the Model of Integrated Care, the HBF offers survivors access to an individually tailored programme of specialist psychological care and medical advisory services, legal protection including providing expert medico-legal documentation, welfare and housing support, and creative and skills activities within an integration programme. Where someone is a survivor of human trafficking they benefit from HBF’s counter-trafficking programme of support. The Foundation’s expertise is renowned in the field.

HBF is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation.   

We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian, Minority-Ethnic, refugee and migrant backgrounds. 

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Welfare & Housing Department which operates within HBF’s vibrant, multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will be working alongside human rights professionals from a wide range of fields and disciplines. The purpose of the role is to work alongside the Welfare and Housing Manager to support, assist and safeguard our clients who are survivors of human rights abuses, and work on the prevention of social deprivation by increasing clients’ socio-economic well-being. The post will be responsible for the line management of volunteers to support these casework functions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assisting and advising clients to access appropriate asylum support, housing and mainstream benefits, within the remit of prevention of homelessness and destitution;
• Supporting clients on a daily basis through calls or appointments;
• Working with the Welfare and Housing Manager on delegated casework tasks, and triaging incoming issues and tasks;
• Communicating verbally, and in writing as a representative of HBF with clients, human rights organisations, solicitors, the NHS, and statutory bodies, including local authorities and the DWP;
• Referring clients internally and externally as appropriate for specialist help;
• Attendance at weekly multidisciplinary meetings (care plan, complex cases and others as required);
• Assisting with the graduation of longstanding clients no longer in need of our holistic support;
• Maintaining accurate and timely client records and follow-up work;
• Administrative support and ongoing tasks as required, including database management, calendar and diary management and file-keeping;
• Assisting with policy and publications where required. 

Throughout all aspects of the role:

• Respecting client confidentiality at all times in line with HBF’s confidentiality agreements and consent forms;
• Ensuring accurate and timely record-keeping of client data in CMS and participating in gathering data when required for monitoring and evaluation in line with organisational KPIs;
• Attendance at HBF’s staff training days, meetings and any departmental meetings when required;
• Attendance at forums and meetings with relevant external agencies to promote HBF, share information and keep knowledge up to date;
• Promotion of the aims, principles, policies, interests and wellbeing of the Foundation and to protect its integrity and reputation at all times;
• Supporting the organisation at special events and initiatives.

Skillset & experience

Essential Knowledge and skills:

• Understanding of, and commitment to, the objectives of the Helen Bamber Foundation;

• Substantial advice/casework and vulnerable client-facing work experience;
• Knowledge of the rights and entitlements of people seeking asylum and refugees;
• Knowledge of central advice topics including but not limited to evictions, asylum support legislation, mainstream homelessness duties, welfare benefits including Universal Credit, support available under the National Referral Mechanism, and adult social care

• Ability to self-direct and make decisions regarding appropriate courses of action, seeking expert team members’ advice where necessary;
• Ability to manage own caseload and time and to prioritise a range of competing demands, in often time-pressured and urgent situations;
• Excellent organisational skills including accurate and timely recording of casework and data
• Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to deal with vulnerable people in a sensitive manner and manage relationships with professionals and colleagues from different disciplines and organisations;
• Excellent IT skills including the use of databases, email, word processing;
• Awareness of confidentiality/data protection;
• Flexibility and willingness to undertake other duties as required.

Desirable skills and experience

• Knowledge of the challenges facing vulnerable clients including people seeking asylum, seekers, refugees and survivors of torture, human trafficking, and a demonstrable empathy for this client group;
• Experience of managing volunteers;
• Ability to keep up to date with legislation, case law, policies and procedures relating to victims of human trafficking and welfare, housing and immigration.

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 the status of your criminal record throughout your employment.  

Please submit an up-to-date CV and a short covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the listed duties, responsibilities and person specification by 9 am on Monday, 31st January 2022. Interview date TBC.  Please note exceptional candidates may be contacted before the deadline.

We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies, please. 

Team Leader (Children's Intensive Service) / Care and Support

Location: Norwich

Salary: £20,808 - £22,330 (depending on skills and experience)

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Hours - 38 hours per week

Closing Date: Monday 31 January 2022

Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. Our client firmly believes that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

They work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care. Whether you’re interested in working in their residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, their pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like their family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal: you’ll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for. 

Why them?

They invest in the future of their staff just as they do for the young people in their services. They strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in their vital work.

About the role:

As a Team Leader you’ll be playing a vital role in the outcomes for young people in their services. Your energy and passion to see young people thrive will be at the heart of your work to lead, guide and support your colleagues to create fun and inspirational shifts for the team and young people to be part of.

In the first 12 months you’ll have formed strong relationships with the young people you work with and their family and carers. You’ll know what their strengths and wishes are and will have put in place plans to help them achieve their dreams. You’ll know where opportunities lie for the young people you work with outside of the service you work in.

Your role is fundamental to letting children know and believe they can be whoever or whatever they chose to be, no matter their start in life.

You’ll be self-motivated, a brilliant communicator and able to bring enthusiasm and fun to your work. You’ll also be able to work calmly under pressure and be resilient enough to cope with challenging emotions and behaviours.

In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:

• Free, career-enhancing qualifications

• A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £250 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £250 at the six month mark.

• A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by them.

• A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.

• A free counselling service to all their employees.

• The opportunity to influence their strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.

• Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Free flu jabs.

Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.

To apply use the ‘apply now’ button at the top of this page to be taken to their application site.

The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Border Agency (UKBA) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. They will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKBA guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

Our client is committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post. They welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Street Outreach Coordinator

Location: London - Greater London

Job ID: 2021-5895

Type of Contract: Permanent

Contracted Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 31 to 33 (£29,909.28 - £31,695.13)

ILW / OLW /Fringe: Inner London Weighting (£3,757.62)

Overview

A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Street Outreach Coordinator. This role will lead a team that supports service users with multiple and complex needs to reduce rough sleeping in Newham.  We are hoping this role will be for you.

Responsibilities

Change Grow Live has been awarded an exciting new contract to provide an integrated rough sleeper service in Newham. The new service started on 1st September 2021, providing a wide range of initiatives to ensure the best possible outcomes for rough sleepers in Newham. We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Navigator to the team.

Working in partnership with trusted local providers, the integrated rough sleeper support service provides outreach work, social care navigation, housing first services, accommodation, move-on support, a day centre, immigration advice and education, training and employment opportunities. Please see the job description to see how the Street Outreach Coordinator role will contribute to this exciting new project.

The working hours of this role are mainly Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, however, there will be some expectations to work shifts where required.

If you would like more information prior to applying, please contact Michelle Brown who will be happy to have a chat with you about this opportunity.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing Date: 31/1/2022

Interview Date: 7/2/2022

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through, please contact us.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. 

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

Westminster, London with option for remote working

Citizens Advice Westminster works to make a difference to the lives of people in Westminster. We deliver a high quality, agile advice service which reflects community issues and needs. We operate a service which puts people first.

The Advice & Casework Supervisor will play a key role in delivering services and managing projects. Your role involves scheduling and managing advice appointments and rotas across a range of venues, contracts and teams. You will be providing first line technical support and training and development of team members ensuring quality standards are maintained.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, qualified in generalist advice work and be comfortable in leading a team of advisers. You will ensure quality of their work through regular case checking and support and supervision. The right candidate will have excellent organisation and time management skills as well as strong IT skills.

We will offer the right candidate a generous salary with other benefits such as annual season ticket loans, career breaks, and the opportunity to develop yourself professionally and career development within the organisation. You will be part of a warm and friendly work culture where opinions are valued. We will also offer a flexible working environment where you can work some days from home.

If you are ready to be part of this community organisation who offer vital service to people who need our help, please download the attached Job Pack and then click apply to visit our website and complete the application process.

Closing date: 10th February 2022, 5pm

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination here at Citizens Advice Westminster. We strongly encourage applicants from all parts of society and believe that diversity is what makes us the leaders in what we do.

This exciting new role is part of our commitment to parent carers and the trust and confidence they place in us to care for their children and young people. It offers the right person a fantastic opportunity to make a difference for children with the most complex needs and their families.

By working closely with families, health professionals, school staff and Extratime colleagues, the Complex Needs Practice Lead will share good practice, build skills and confidence across the team, ultimately ensuring the needs of children and young people with complex needs are met and they have fun, try new things and their experience at Extratime is aligned with their longer-term EHCP outcomes.

Key areas of responsibility will be:

• Provide point of contact for Extratime colleagues to discuss strengths, interests and support needs of individual children and young people
• Work alongside Venue Leads (club supervisors) to build relationships with individual children and young people, provide coaching and on the job training for venue staff, and cover for Venue Leads as required  
• Lead the implementation of ‘Supporting People with PMLD Core and Essential Service Standards’ across all Extratime services
• Work in partnership with Education, Social Care and NHS Health Care Colleagues to align support with children and young people’s Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs)

The post is initially for 2 years, with the potential to extend subject to funding.

About you

We are seeking someone with extensive experience of supporting children or adults with complex needs, including profound and multiple learning disabilities and / or complex medical needs. You will be committed to the value of play for children and young people with learning disabilities and passionate about sharing your skills and knowledge.  You will be an excellent communicator, organised, efficient, flexible, and work well on you own and as part of our friendly team.

About Extratime

Extratime is an award-winning charity providing play and leisure activities for hundreds of children and young people with and without disabilities across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. Most of the children and young people at Extratime’s clubs and holiday schemes have learning disabilities. For some, this includes complex medical needs and conditions such as autism. At Extratime they have the specialist support they need to have fun, try new things and make new friends. Families consistently tell us Extratime is their ‘life-line’ and this has been especially important during the pandemic as even the most resilient families with children and young people with disabilities have been extremely isolated and vulnerable. Our virtual [email protected] offer along with lots of other creative new ways to support families have been vital for our families and supported by our partners and funders.