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Katherine Low Settlement, Battersea (On-site)
£25,500 per year pro rata
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a well-established and successful education programme, called Future Foundations.
Posted today
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Battersea, Greater London (On-site) 3.66 miles
£25,500 per year pro rata
Part-time (14 hrs per week )
Permanent

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Job description

About KLS’ Future Foundations education team 

Future Foundations is an education programme of Katherine Low Settlement. Since 2004, KLS’ Future Foundations education team of 10 part-time staff and over 100 volunteers, have supported young refugees and their families in Battersea and the London Borough of Wandsworth to thrive in their education. Through mentoring, family support, casework and homework clubs, we provide the tailored support each young person and their family (if they have one) needs to overcome the barriers to education they face at home and school. 

Key Objectives for this Role

Working under the supervision of the Senior Caseworker you will: 

Key Objectives and Details for this Role

Working with the Senior Caseworkers and Team Manager your role and responsibilities include: 

•Support staff to liaise with young people and their families/carers to communicate information regarding our work

•Provide information, support, advocacy and guidance to children and young people from refugee backgrounds (and their families/carers when available), to ensure that they are able to access their educational rights.

•Increase communication and understanding between young people, families, social services, schools and other professionals

•Develop relationships with schools and relevant agencies, in order to make and obtain referrals, and support refugee young people and their families access educational services.

•Empower young people and their parents to take control and be their own best advocates

 

Main duties and responsibilities:

·Run 2 monthly evening drop in advice sessions at KLS youth club 

·Run 2 monthly drop in advice sessions at Southfields Acadmey

·Support refugee young people including unaccompanied asylum seeking young people (and their families/carers when available) to overcome barriers to access and thrive 

·Identify and assess their needs and advocate with them for their rights and entitlements

·Provide information and advice whilst working other agencies (e.g. social services, and mental health)

·Refer them to other agencies as appropriate.

·Make and follow up on internal and/or external referrals and signposting whenever relevant and according to adequate referral pathways, in response to the young people’s needs

·Liaise between young people (and with their parents/carers when available) with school, social services, other agencies and foster carers, to support young people holistically to overcome educational barriers

·Work with Future Foundations to Learn team members to share casework information and advocacy needs and to develop the work of the whole team in supporting local refugee young people and families

·Advocate on behalf of and/or represent young people by preparing reports and attending appeals or interviews or meetings with them

·Be familiar with local schools and services. Work with professionals in complementary statutory and voluntary services in person, by phone or by email.

·Maintain accurate and detailed casework records, action plans and monitoring data and be self-administrating. Ensure information on our database is accurate/up-to-date

·Compile data and case studies as requested by your line manager and in compliance with relevant funder requirements, ensuring reporting deadlines are met

·Keep and maintain robust recording and monitoring systems

·Respond to enquiries by telephone, e mail, referring on internally or externally organisations when necessary

·Maintain excellent safeguarding practices

Teamwork and reporting

•Work with Future Foundations team members to coordinate work, refer young people and/or parents/carers to our casework and advice team. 

•Contribute to reports for trustees and funders and attend periodic meetings with funders

•Communicate well with other teams within KLS to provide a high-quality service to our members

Other Duties 

•Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisals; help to identify your own job related development and training needs.

•Always work with anti-discriminatory, empowering practice, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity andrespect.

•Adhere to Katherine Low Settlement’s code of confidentiality, safeguarding and equal opportunities policies. 

•Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of KLS.

The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are required for this post:

Essential

·Experience of casework and advice work with families and/or children and young people, preferably those within the refugee and asylum-seeking community 

·Evidence of excellent inter-personal skills

·Strong communication skills (both verbal and written), including excellent spoken and written English. Ability to communicate with young people and adults from a wide range of backgrounds and with limited English

·Excellent organisation and time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritise work

·Ability to work as part of a small team, whilst being highly organised and able to work independently

·Understanding and experience of safeguarding, and health & safety

·Excellent IT skills including MS Office suite and ability to use Internet and email

·Experience of recording work and writing reports

·Committed to KLS’s mission, vision and values 

 

Desirable

·Ability to communicate in a community language; Arabic, Somali, Dari and/or Pashto and English

·Knowledge of legal agencies in London to make referrals to 

·Track record of providing formal education-focused information, advice and guidance (IAG) 

·Up to date knowledge of the English education system, rights to education, the barriers facing refugee communities in accessing education and how these might be addressed 

·Experience of working with refugee communities, children and young people and/or vulnerable groups in a formal or informal setting, ensuring that clients’ needs are at the forefront of service planning and delivery 

·Good knowledge and understanding of the barriers that migrants and refugees face, sensitivity and empathy towards this community 

·Experience and knowledge of working with social workers, school staff and other agencies 

·Experience and knowledge of SEND support 

·Knowledge of Battersea / Wandsworth

Personal Qualities

Essential

·Passionate about social justice, education and championing the value of families from refugee communities

·A hands-on, highly motivated individual with considerable drive, energy and a determination to succeed

·Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, specifically with vulnerable families and young people

·Trustworthy, empowering, non-judgemental, caring and compassionate, proactive, self-motivated and hardworking

Application resources
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Katherine Low Settlement View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 21 - 50

We work to reduce poverty and isolation and bring the community together.

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Refreshed on: 28 August 2025
Closing date: 12 September 2025 at 09:00
Tags: Advocacy, Education, Ethnic Minority / BAME, Refugee / Immigration, Youth / Children