Job Description

Contracted Weekly Hours:

22.5 - 30 hours

Contract Type:

Permanent

Annual leave:

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays per annum (pro rata)

Salary:

On application

Location:

ICN office in Bournemouth



International Care Network (ICN) is a Christian charity whose aim is to help to rebuild the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants. We are seeking an experienced IAA Immigration Advisor to join our friendly team. We ideally need an Advisor accredited to deliver IAA Level 2 or Level 3 advice, or a solicitor/barrister with immigration experience. In this role, you will work with marginalised adults and families, guiding them through often complex immigration journeys with compassion and professionalism. Thus, you will play a key role in helping people find hope and stability in the challenging environment of being a migrant in the UK. You will take a holistic approach to supporting and empowering our service users/clients, working with the rest of the ICN team and partner organisations to ensure their needs are met and barriers addressed. Specifically, you will manage your own immigration caseload of applications involving family, private life and other human rights matters. Although ICN does not currently take on asylum cases, you will provide information, advice and referral to other organisations for people seeking asylum.



ICN provides benefits to staff including:


Company pension scheme Travel costs paid for at 45p per mile Staff welfare opportunities including access to external clinical supervision Training opportunities relevant to role

ICN will seek to ensure that all existing and potential employees are given equal opportunities. We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in our employment policies and practices. Our aim is to promote diversity so that no employee or potential employee will be subject to unlawful or unfair discrimination because of gender, age, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality or other ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity or membership or non-membership of a trade union or political beliefs. We will seek to ensure that no applicant for employment is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified.



ICN take the safeguarding of service users, staff and volunteers very seriously, with a robust safeguarding policy and process in place. As part of this ICN are committed to developing a safe culture ensuring that all steps are taken to recruit staff and volunteers who are safe to work with our service users and staff, including requiring relevant DBS checks to be taken for roles working with children and/or vulnerable adults.

If you are interested in this position, please email Kate Holmes, Advice & Community Manager, with your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest and relevant experience. You can also contact Kate by email or phone to discuss: Email:

k.holmes@icn.org.uk

Phone: 01202 589395

* Immigration Advice Authority