Refugee Support Worker

4 months ago


Kingswood, United Kingdom Julian House Full time

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**Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.**

**If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for**

**Job Role**: Refugee Support Worker

**Salary**:£19,600 (FTE £24,500)

**Hours**:Part-time 30 hours a week

**Contract type**:Permanent

**Location**:Kingswood

**Additional information**:

- On-call (1 in 4 weeks), £100/week when on-call

**The Role**:
This role is working within our Refugee Resettlement team. You will be supporting and empowering individuals and families that are resettling in South Gloucestershire. The support you provide will need to be client-centered and tailored to each individual's needs, including access to healthcare, education, housing, benefits and meaningful occupation. Within the role you will give families the knowledge and tools to be fully independent in their lives in the UK.

**Responsibilities include**:

- You will be running drop-in sessions across multiple hubs in South Gloucestershire.
- You will be supporting a caseload of refugee families, resettled via various UK government schemes including refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan.
- Take a lead professional role in coordinating multi-agency support around the family, including organising and leading meetings between the family and the professionals supporting them
- Engage with supervision, reflective practice and learning opportunities with the Team and Julian House as an organisation

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work.
- Understanding of the complex needs of Refugees who have experienced trauma.
- Working with interpreters and/or with a language barrier
- Empathy and understanding of the needs of Refugees who have experienced trauma and who have complex needs.
- The Support Worker will be working with Refugee's from the Middle East/Central Asia mainly so someone that speaks Arabic or/and Dari -Pashto is desirable.

**There are many great reasons to join our team**
- Great opportunities for career development and **free monthly training sessions** from experienced facilitators
- ** Sliding salary scale **with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
- Wellbeing related support and advice and **up to 6 free counselling sessions** through our Employee Assistance Programme
- ** 27 days annual leave, **including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment. Plus bank holidays
- ** 30% staff discount** at Julian House charity shops
- ** 20% staff discount** at Julian House bike workshops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our **Simply Health Scheme**:

- A supportive culture where **staff feedback is highly valued **and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- ** 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions** from objective, external facilitators

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