Recruitment
Voices in Exile is recruiting for the post of immigration casework manager. Do please share with anyone you know who might be eligible for the role.
Job Title: Immigration casework manager
Responsible to: Director
Status: Full-time (35h pw)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35h pw
Salary: NJC pay scale entry point SP25 (£33,945 FTE) to SP31 (£39,186 FTE)
Holiday entitlement: 25 days per annum (plus bank holidays) pro rata, with 1 additional day per year for every completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
Background
Voices in Exile is a registered charity that works with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants with no recourse to public funds in Brighton & Hove, East and West Sussex. We offer both practical and legal support including generalist advice, support for those on resettlement programmes, and specialist immigration casework for those who would otherwise be unable to access justice. As part of our holistic approach we also advocate for, accompany and enable people to access services, build community, and develop their own potential through a programme of learning and creative activities. The post holder will form a key part of a small, committed team working to develop Voices’ services and activities at a critical point of growth for the organisation.
Job purpose
We are looking for someone both to deliver our immigration casework and to manage and develop our immigration advice services, including recruitment, line management & supervision of relevant staff and volunteers. The post holder will provide one-to-one legal immigration advice, casework and practical support to migrant and refugee clients in Brighton & Hove and Sussex in areas that are out of scope of legal aid; be responsible for compliance with our OISC contract; and provide technical supervision for L1 and trainee staff and volunteer advisors as required.
We actively welcome applications from those with lived and relevant experience – please see the job description and person specification attached. If you have additional access needs, lived experience of migration or English is not your first language, we can provide additional support with the application process such as an initial read-through by an employability caseworker who is not part of this recruitment panel. We are also members of the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, who may be able to offer additional support during the recruitment process: https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/
Regular supervision and support and in-house and on-the-job training will be provided, as well as external training on specific issues where needed. However you will need to be ready to step immediately into a busy advice environment with the necessary confidence, skills and knowledge to begin to deliver advice and casework to an existing caseload with appropriate support.
You will need to have permission to work in the UK.
Application deadline: Monday 12th August at 9am
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th August at Voices’ offices in Kemptown
For more information about this post, please see job description/person specification and application guidance below.
To apply, please complete the application form and return to: administrator@voicesinexile.org
Job description and person specification
We look forward to hearing from you.