Housing & Welfare Casework Coordinator

Helen Bamber Foundation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Housing and Welfare team at Helen Bamber Foundation supports clients at all stages of the immigration process, from asylum support to secure status, liaising with Home Office, local authorities and sector partners.

The post holder will line-manage volunteers and work with colleagues, legal professionals and government departments to coordinate advocacy, housing and welfare outcomes. This is a full-time role with a flexible approach and a focus on inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience in line managing volunteers.
• Ability to work with sector partners, legal professionals and government bodies.
• Commitment to inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Line manage volunteers in the Housing and Welfare team.
• Collaborate with sector colleagues, legal professionals and government departments.
• Promote reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Skills

Volunteer management

Stakeholder engagement

Collaboration

Job description

The Housing and Welfare team supports clients at any stage of the immigration process, both before and after their immigration status is secured. This means supporting clients who are supported by the Home Office and in receipt of asylum support, during the transition to mainstream statutory support once a decision is made on their immigration case and while they begin their recovery with secure immigration status. The work is varied and often complicated, requiring working alongside colleagues in the sector, legal professionals and government departments both at the central and local levels. The Housing and Welfare team is supported by casework volunteers and the post holder will be responsible for the line management of volunteers.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we'll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us at [e-mail].

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network and access other information and resources at https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe. You can also request 121 interview mentoring ahead of your interview here: https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/apply4support-121.

The website form will ask you to:

• Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
• This information can be shared in one of four different ways:
• Written A4 (No more than 2 sides of A4)
• PowerPoint (No more than 3 slides)
• Audio recording (No more than 5 mins)
• Video Recording (No more than 5 mins)
• If you send in your cover letter in one of these formats, please do not upload this to our website but email it to [e-mail].

9 - 5.30pm, 37.5 hours per week (full time)- flexible working considered

• Salary £28,900-£32,500 (depending on experience)
• Responsible to Housing and Welfare Manager