Vacancies: Detention Advice Service – Advice worker

Brixton Blog - Big Smoke; London; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A legal support charity in London seeks an Immigration Advisor to provide legal advice to detainees in prisons and detention centers. Candidates should have a minimum of two years’ experience in advice work and familiarity with immigration or asylum procedures. The role offers part-time hours with a possibility to transition to full-time. Competitive salary and supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ full-time advice work experience.
• Experience with detainees and knowledge of immigration/asylum procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide immigration advice in prisons and detention centres.
• Visit prisons to give specialist legal advice directly to foreign national prisoners.
• Handle requests for help from prisoners and detainees by phone and post.

Skills

Immigration advice

Communication

Legal knowledge

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide immigration advice in prisons and detention centres.
• Visit prisons across London and the south of England to provide specialist legal advice directly to foreign national prisoners and detainees.
• Handle requests for help by telephone and post from prisoners and detainees across the country.

Qualifications

• 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.

Details

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. The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 3 August, and interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 August.

Application information

For more details on this role please download the application pack. The application form and the equal opportunities monitoring form can be downloaded.

Alternatively, please email Elaine Linton at [e-mail] and ask to be sent an application pack, or 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.