Immigration Advisor Hospital Discharge Project (OISC Level 2 Essential)

  • Location:            Office based in east London combined with home working  

  • Job Type:            Part time 21 hours per week  

  • Duration:            Fixed Term up to 31st December 2024 (possible extension)           

  • Category:            Advice, Information, Legal 

  • Sectors:               Human Rights   

  • Salary:                 NJC 20 - 25: £ 34,308 - £38,585 (pro rata) inclusive of London Weighting, Subject to accreditations and experience.  

  • Deadline:    Midday 16th May 2024 

  • Interviews:         20th May 2024 

 

We are looking for an energetic Immigration Adviser to provide advice to destitute migrants with No Recourse to Public Funds in hospitals.  

Praxis Community Projects is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at- risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We provide legal advice, housing projects and a range of welfare support including group work.  We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants. 

This project is delivered in partnership with Pathway, the UK’s leading homeless healthcare charity. Supported by a project supervisor, you will be responsible for the overall project and delivery of immigration advice and casework to migrants at risk referred by selected Pathway Homeless Healthcare Teams across England. This service is delivered through a mixture of channels including telephone, digital, face-to-face and hybrid working. 

The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk (including EU migrants). The post holder will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by homeless migrants with NRPF and will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders. 

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants. 

Praxis is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status. 

 

 

 

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes  

 

  • Opportunities for flexible working arrangements 

  • A hybrid work model  

  • 25 days annual leave (pro rata), increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays)  

  • You can buy up to 3 days annual leave each year  

  • A defined contribution pension scheme  

  • Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7.  

  • A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute  

 

If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help. 

For further details, please contact Daniel Ashwell on Daniel.Ashwell@praxis.org.uk  

Please see our website www.praxis.org.uk to find out more about our work. 

To apply, send us your CV and cover letter to recruitment@praxis.org.uk demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter. 

 

Please note that this advert is being posted at the same time as another part time Immigration Advisor role (Immigration Advisor – Asylum Support hotels), if you would like to apply for both roles as a full-time post then this will be considered and we would welcome you doing so. If you do wish to do so, please submit one application to recruitment@praxis.org.uk as detailed above and state clearly that you are applying for both posts, explaining how you meet each person specification. You do not need to submit two separate applications.