Befriending Caseworker

Scvo; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% employer pension contribution

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual leave and public holiday entitI

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Community InfoSource is seeking an experienced Befriending Caseworker to join our small, supportive team. The role combines coordinating our Befriending Programme with practical casework, advocacy and support for people seeking asylum and New Scots.

You will recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders, help ensure appropriate befriending matches and provide person-centred casework. Experience with cross-cultural contexts or refugee and asylum issues is essential, as is ability to manage

Qualifications

• Experience of working in cross-cultural settings and/or with refugee and asylum issues.
• Experience of befriending or volunteer coordination and maintaining casework records would be welcome.
• Ability to speak one or more of the first languages used by the communities we support is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and run the Befriending Programme and practical casework.
• Recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders and ensure suitable befriending matches.
• Provide person-centred casework and advocacy for people seeking asylum and New Scots.

Skills

Cross-cultural experience

Casework experience

Advocacy

Organised

Volunteer coordination

Job description

Community InfoSource are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Befriending Caseworker to join our small and supportive team. The role combines coordination of our Befriending Programme with practical casework, advocacy and support.

You will recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders, help ensure appropriate befriending matches, and provide person-centred casework to people seeking asylum and New Scots.

We are looking for someone with experience of working in cross-cultural settings and/or with refugee and asylum issues, together with experience of providing casework support or advocacy. You should be organised, able to manage competing priorities and comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team. Experience of befriending or volunteer coordination, maintaining casework records and working with the voluntary sector would be welcome. The ability to speak one or more of the first languages used by the communities we support would also be an advantage.

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the UK asylum and immigration system. Community InfoSource will guarantee an interview to applicants with lived experience of the asylum system who meet all of the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

What we offer

• 5% employer pension contribution
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual leave and public holiday entitlement
• Learning and development opportunities

Length of post: Funded until 31 March 2027. We hope to secure further funding and, if successful, the post may be extended.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.