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Hope Projects, Balsall Heath (Hybrid)
£26077. (NJC .20 .8FTE of £32597)
Deliver legal advice including the delivery of assessments to refused asylum seekers & develop and run a student placement pilot
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Balsall Heath, West Midlands (Hybrid)
£26077. (NJC .20 .8FTE of £32597)
Part-time (4 days per week (.8FTE) Mon - Thu)
Permanent
Job description

Purpose of the post

To assist the development, delivery and quality assurance of all of Hope Project’s legal and advice services including the delivery of Legal Assessments to refused asylum seekers; and to develop and run a student placement pilot project

Location

Working from Home and Hope’s Birmingham office as required

Contract:

Permanent. 6 months probationary period. 2 months’ notice required.

We currently have 1 year funding and will be looking to extend the post beyond that.

Salary

£26077. (NJC .20 .8FTE of £32597)

Hours of work

28 hours per week, Monday – Thursday

Responsible to: Head of Legal Services

Responsible for: Student placements

Tasks

Under the supervision of the Head of Legal Services:

1. Ability to safeguard vulnerable adults

2. Help clients obtain documents required prior to initial interviews including client care letters, interview records, refusal letters and judges determinations

3. Interview clients face to face or by telephone in order to understand why they have been refused and what steps can be taken to challenge this and so access housing and support

4. Write up casenotes as required

5. Draft and finalise letter of advice

6. Carry out follow up work including referrals to help clients access help including legal advice, housing and financial support.

7. Meet face to face with clients to explain why they have been refused and what steps they can take to challenge this.

8. Work with interpreters to ensure clients able to fully understand all steps of the process

9. Accurately record data as required

10. Onward referrals including to Adult Social Care

11. Raise awareness of the service, including visiting drop ins or events when required

12. Contribute to Hopes longitudinal study, annual evaluations and periodic reviews

13. Delivering training including at annual fighting destitution conferences

14. Engage with case reviews and other processes Hope may use to ensure quality of casework

15. Contribute to Hopes ongoing development

16. Engage with training including Continuous Professional Development

17. Contribute to Hopes work to raise awareness among policy makers, sector partners and the general public

18. Work with Head of Legal to maintain IAA registration

19. Cooperate with and support Hope Project’s other services

20. Engage with support and supervision

21. Engage with reflective practice

22. Be aware of and work within Hope Project’s policies and procedures

23. Develop and implement plans for a student placement project alongside the Head of Legal

24. Develop partnerships with education providers

25. Recruit and supervise student placements

26. Report on placement project as required

27. Any other tasks deemed commensurate with the nature of the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

1. Qualified to give immigration and asylum advice at IAA level 2

Experience

2. Proven experience of working supportively with people under stress

3. Experience of working with groups of vulnerable / at risk people

4. Experience of giving legal advice to asylum seekers

5. Experience of working with interpreters

6. Experience of onward referrals

Ability

7. Good listener

8. Excellent organisational abilities

9. Able to work sensitively within professional boundaries

10.  Excellent written and spoken English

11.  Ability to use common office IT software

12.  Able to record data effectively

13.  Able to plan and develop small projects

14.  Able to supervise volunteers

Knowledge

15.  Understanding of legal issues affecting destitute asylum seekers

16.  Some understanding of statutory responsibilities to people with No Recourse to Public Funds

Qualities

17.  Sympathy towards destitute asylum seekers

18.  Good at communicating with colleagues and managers

19.  Willing to work both from home and from Hope’s Birmingham office base

Application resources
Application Instructions

As well as the questions on this application form, please also send a CV and covering letter addressing the person specification.

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Hope Projects View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 6 - 10

Legal advice, housing, emergency grants and wellbeing support for people made homeless by immigration controls.

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Posted on: 08 September 2025
Closing date: 05 October 2025 at 23:30
Tags: Legal / Law, Housing, Ethnic Minority / BAME, Homelessness, Human Rights, Refugee / Immigration, Women's Rights

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