Asylum Support Worker (Closed)

Citizens Advice Rushmoor; Aldershot, Farnborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated charity that is passionate about improving lives in the community. This exciting role focuses on enhancing support for asylum seekers and refugees, ensuring they have access to essential services like housing and financial assistance. You will be part of a pilot project aimed at making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals. With full training provided, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills while contributing to meaningful change. If you are committed to promoting equality and supporting those in need, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in exploring housing options and making benefit applications.
• Ability to provide support for financial services like bank account opening.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with housing options and benefit applications.
• Provide holistic support to asylum seekers and refugees.

Skills

Housing options exploration

Benefit applications

Support for bank account opening

Education

Relevant experience in social services

Training in advice and support services

Job description

£24,933 to £26,449pa (dependant on experience). Trainee applications welcome, with full training provided.

Location

Based at our Aldershot/Farnborough offices, with outreach as required.

Contract

6-Month Fixed Term Contract, starting immediately.

Please send a copy of your CV (no more than two pages) and a brief covering letter setting out your reasons for applying and why you are suited to the role (no more than one page), to [e-mail].

Deadline for application is 23:59pm on Monday 14th October 2024.

Please note: Due to funding for this role, we must recruit as soon as possible. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and we may close the advert early.

About the role

We’re an ambitious charity determined to deliver quality services to our community. Each year we improve the lives of thousands of local people in Rushmoor by sharing information and offering advice, support and guidance.

This is an exciting new role working on a pilot project which will help to further improve the availability and accessibility of transitional support in Rushmoor for asylum seekers and refugees who have received positive decisions. This service would be person-centred and strive to be holistic, using our knowledge of other local services to ensure effective referrals and signposting to other support. The role will mainly focus on:

1. exploring housing options, including applications for homelessness assistance, joining the housing register or finding private accommodation.
2. making benefit applications, such as for Universal Credit, as well as other assistance they may be eligible for due to disability or circumstances.
3. support to open a bank account.

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We’re Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme that supports employers to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people.

Citizens Advice Rushmoor is a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2).