Immigration Enforcement

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 293293**Salary**:

- £22,400- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Borders and Enforcement - Immigration Enforcement**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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Location
- Warrington - HMP RisleyAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.**Job description**:
Immigration Prison Team (IPT) is the operational arm of Foreign National Offender, Removals Command (FNO RC) and comprises of 13 teams based in a variety of locations across the UK. The HMP Risley Team is embedded within the prison and the admin role is key to the success of the team and supports Immigration Officers (IOs), and works closely with HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to enable us to carry out key frontline interactions.

Our main objective is to protect the public, by rigorously pursuing removal or deportation of FNOs, convicted of criminal offences, where legislation permits.

We support case owners to remove barriers and enable timely removal or deportation, on conclusion of their sentence, or as soon as possible afterwards.

Due to the operational nature of the role, we are unable to offer hybrid working.

**Person specification**:
Key responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

- Managing and respond to queries received into team inboxes.
- Answering telephone queries from internal/external stakeholders.
- Regular liaison with HMPPS to support operations.
- Supporting Immigration Officer’s (IOs) in their role, ensuring they have all the information they need to conduct efficient and effective tasks.
- Carrying out Ad Hoc tasks to support the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) when required.
- Log, manage and disseminate Asylum cases.
- Scan and upload documents to appropriate systems.
- Run reports.
- Maintain spreadsheets and ensure data quality and accuracy.

These roles can be physically demanding and if successful you will be required to complete and pass specialist training including Personal Safety Training (PST) which develops skills in personal safety, arrest and restraint techniques. This demands physical activity and physical contact with delegates on the course. You will be required to complete a PST health declaration and, if necessary, attend a medical examination. A formal offer will be conditional upon you being physically fit to undertake and pass the training. You need to be comfortable working in prisons and deploying to prison wings if necessary.

**Essential criteria**
- Can confidently manage potentially difficult and challenging situations.
- Have experience of working under pressure with limited supervision.
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Are flexible and adaptable to change.
- Can work in an organised manner to deliver on time, and to a high standard.
- Has confidence and experience in working in partnership with internal and external partners.
- Can demonstrate sound interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills and thrive working as part of a team.
- Are committed to continuous improvement.
- Have a strong sense of personal ethics and honesty.
- Are familiar with computers and have a basic knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Hold a full Valid UK driving licence (manual).

**Desirable criteria**
- Prior knowledge of the immigration processes, however training will be provided.
- Personal Safety Training (Level 2).

**Licences**:

- Full manual UK driving licence**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £22,400, Home Office contributes £6,048 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
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