Senior Resettlement & Integration Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

We Manage Jobs (WMJobs) is seeking 2 Full-Time Senior Resettlement and Integration Officers to support migrant communities in Wolverhampton. The role involves ensuring health, economic, and social inclusion for residents while addressing complex case work and project management. The position offers a fixed-term contract for three years with a competitive salary range of £42,708 - £47,754.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, passionate, and solution-focused individual.
• Experience in supporting migrant communities is essential.
• Dynamic and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support new and migrant communities to settle and thrive in Wolverhampton.
• Work in partnership with various agencies for resettlement and integration.
• Ensure fair access to support, housing, and opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Job description

2 x FTE Senior Resettlement and Integration Officers

Salary - £42,708 - £47,754 (Grade 7)

Hours - 37

Contract type - 3 year Fixed Term Contract

Driving required as part of the role

Communities, Migration Team are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate, and solution focused individual to join the team supporting New, Migrant, and Transient Communities.

The Team support new and migrant communities to settle and thrive in Wolverhampton; ensuring that all our residents benefit from health, economic and social inclusion through access to services, skills, good quality housing, wellbeing support and cohesive communities.Working in partnership with a number of agencies, the team work to resettle and integrate asylum seekers, refugees and migrants into the city, ensuring that they have fair access to the right support, housing and opportunities.

The role holder will be a key member of our high paced team, we are looking for someone who is dynamic, passionate and confident in communication, partnerships, complex case work and project management but most importantly, a team member who is committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people and households.

If you have the skills and experience needed to support a skilled and passionate team to meet the deliver exceptional outcomes we look forward to your application.

Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship, and will not be in a position to interview anyone who does not meet the essential criteria.

Any questions please get in touch with [e-mail]

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style.Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

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Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve.We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality.Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies ouractiveengagement with racial equality.These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We arecommittedto the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background.The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against anyindividualon the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

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Attached documents
Job Description and Person Specification