Refugee Resettlement Officer

**About The Role**: Job Title: Refugee Resettlement Officer

Hours: 37

**Salary**: HC07 £29,777 to £33,945 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term / Secondment opportunity

Contract end: 31/03/2025

Closing date: 03/04/2024

Interview date: 12/04/2024

We are looking for an experienced resettlement officer, who can hit the ground running, to join our support team for the Homes for Ukraine scheme as well as Afghan resettlement and other refugee schemes. This is a role in a small team, and you will work together to plan for refugees coming to Herefordshire, providing dedicated resettlement support once they arrive. You will be working across all the schemes, which includes refugees being housed in their own accommodation as well as those living with sponsors. You will provide support to help refugees settle into their new home and community and will include help with finances, accessing education and schools, health and well-being services, either providing direct support or sign posting to others. Your aim is to empower those you support so that they understand life in the UK with the aim of independence and integration within the local community.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond. Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

- A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays.

You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances,

home working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Pick your perks - our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and

health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
- Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to

the “Disability Confident” scheme;
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran

or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver

This is part of our commitment to supporting young people