Vacancies: Detention Advice Service – Advice worker

Brixton Blog - Big Smoke; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A voluntary organization providing immigration advice is seeking an Advice Worker to assist detainees in prisons and detention centers. Candidates should have a minimum of two years' full-time advice experience and knowledge of immigration procedures. This is a three-day-per-week permanent position with a salary of £24,157 pro rata. Please note that CVs are not accepted and applications must be made via the provided channels.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' full-time experience in advice work.
• Knowledge of immigration and asylum procedures.
• Experience working with detainees or in prisons preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide immigration advice in prisons and detention centres.
• Visit prisons across London and the south of England.
• Handle requests for help via telephone and post.

Skills

Experience in immigration advice

Communication skills

Empathy towards detainees

Job description

The Detention Advice Service (DAS) is a voluntary organisation set up twenty years ago to provide advice, information and assistance to those who are detained or threatened with detention under Immigration Act powers.

Each year more than 25,000 people are detained by the UK Border Agency. They are held without trial, charge or time limit. Many of these people are asylum seekers but other foreign nationals, such as criminal justice prisoners, are detained as well. Detainees are a very vulnerable and isolated group. They may not understand the system that they are caught up in, or the options that are open to them. They may not know anyone in this country to turn to for help.

Our advice workers regularly visit prisons across London and the south of England to provide specialist legal advice directly to foreign national prisoners and detainees. Alongside our face-to-face work, we deal with requests for help by telephone and post from prisoners and detainees across the country.

Job Opportunity

DAS (Detention Advice Service) is recruiting an Advice Worker (OISC Regulated Lawyer) to provide immigration advice in prisons and detention centres. A minimum of two years’ full-time advice work experience is required. Previous experience of work with detainees, work in prisons and knowledge of immigration/asylum procedures would be an advantage.

The post is a three day per week permanent position with scope to be made full time. The salary for this post is £24,157 pro rata.

To apply, please download the application pack from our website or email Elaine Linton at [e-mail]. Alternatively, send a self-addressed envelope (A4 with large letter stamp) to: Administrator, Detention Advice Service, Unit B3, 62 Beechwood Road, London E8 3DY. CVs will not be accepted.