Job Description

BRUSHSTROKES COMMUNITY PROJECT - SMETHWICK, BIRMINGHAM

Inclusion Health and Early Action Advice Worker

26 hours per week.

Working pattern to be discussed with the successful candidate.

SCP 20-21. 23, 888 - 24,508

per annum, pro rata

Salary based on 26 hours per week = 16,786 - 17,222 per annum

12-month fixed term contract

Based in Smethwick, Brushstrokes Community Project works with asylum seekers, refugees and new communities across Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham and has been providing Advice, ESOL, Practical Support, Health information and advocacy and community activities since 1999.

Brushstrokes is looking for an Inclusion Health and Early Action Advice Worker to join our team. Are you interested in assisting asylum seekers in accessing health and early action support following their arrival in the UK?

The Inclusion Health and Early Action Advice Worker role is predominantly an outreach role, based one day a week at a Birmingham contingency hotel, one day a week at a Birmingham community centre and the remainder of the hours based at Brushstrokes offices. You will have experience of working within the community in a health-based setting and experience working with vulnerable communities. You will have the capacity to assess needs and support engagement with new groups and activities that will be of benefit to individuals new to the UK.

You will be able to support a health support programme designed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the asylum seeker population, empowering and motivating individuals to eventually take control of their own health journey with confidence. You will be a keen and patient listener and ideally speak a common asylum seeker language. You will have good administrative skills and Microsoft Office competency.

You will be able to develop strong and effective relationships with other agencies for the benefit of the project and those using our service.

We encourage applications from people who have lived experience of migration for this role.

The ethos of welcoming the stranger is at the core of the Brushstrokes Community Project. This role will be fully committed to this ethos and promote and adhere to our values including: to show compassion for people, respect for individuals and uphold their dignity, to challenge injustice, to continue to improve quality, to work collaboratively and to work with people's strengths to achieve their potential.

Father Hudson's Caritas is a committed employer that proactively pursues our ambitions for equality, diversity, and inclusion in all that we do, building on our core values.

As a reward for your dedication to our services we offer the following Benefits:

Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet

Online Payslips

Excellent free online and face to face training to help develop and enhance your skills

Investing in our employees enhancing developmental opportunities

Monetary Long Service Awards Recognition

Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the company

Supported and bespoke full induction programme

Enhanced company Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period

Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements.

Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period.

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters.

Refer a friend scheme with financial rewards.

Charity Workers Discounts

How to apply:

Please download a recruitment pack below. Go to www.fatherhudsons.org.uk/currentvacancies or request an application form by email

recruitmenthr@fatherhudsons.org.uk

or alternatively via telephone on 01675 434000 quoting the post reference number P1899.

Closing Date: 30th October 2025

Interviews: TBC

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive sufficient suitable applications.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 16,786.00-17,222.00 per year

Expected hours: 26 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Referral programme Sick pay
Work Location: On the road