Immigration Caseworker

**Roles and Responsibilities: -**

To manage a caseload of clients.

To work closely with other members of the Legal branch in order to offer the best advice and service to each individual client.

To register and interview clients to establish their immigration history and status.

To obtain the legal documents relevant to each client’s case from previous solicitors and other relevant sources including the Home Office.

To provide immigration/asylum advice and casework to clients in relation to their status.

To develop professional relationships and referral links with law centres and solicitors’ firms and other relevant organisations assisting migrants.

To advise on or make referrals to other services where appropriate, such as NHS treatment or specialist accommodation.

To help with campaigning on legal issues.

Data: To maintain up to date and accurate records on each case, and to support project monitoring and evaluation and other initiatives or needs, e.g. campaigning, financial monitoring, research or advocacy purposes.

To carry out administrative tasks (e.g. word-processing, recording information onto database, filing etc.) in support of own work and the team as necessary.

To develop resources and on occasion work with the Manager to deliver relevant training to other staff, e.g. on understanding the rights attached to each type of immigration status.

To participate fully in regular team meetings, and other staff meetings, planning and review sessions, conferences and working groups as required.

To contribute to the development or refinement of Panahghar policies and procedures.

In agreement with management and trustees, to assist in promoting and publicising the work of the Panahghar.

To represent Panahghar at external meetings or events as required.

To take on other duties which are consistent with the nature of the post and which may arise as the Trust develops and reviews its services, as required.

To participate fully in individual supervision, training and appraisal.

About You
- You will be qualified to at least a OISC level 3 or will have a depth of experience that will demonstrate your working practice is at this level.

Additional requirements:

- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Be mobile and able to drive city wide at short notice (car driver with use of a vehicle).

This vacancy is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- immigration: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Level 3 Law Qualification (required)

Work Location: In person