Advocacy Caseworker - Friday Team
ORGANIZATION: ASSIST Sheffield
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As a Caseworker in the Advocacy Team, you will work with destitute asylum seekers to implement a mutually agreed support plan with the ultimate aim of moving them forward in a variety of ways eg legal, social etc. You will also evaluate client progress.
Tasks
Interview clients and prospective clients
Participate in team discussion and decision making process, especially in deciding whether or not prospective clients should be taken on for support.
Give feedback to people that we cannot support.
Work with clients that are taken on to produce a support plan, and meet with them regularly to amend and update it.
Keep up-to-date records of progress and other relevant information on ASSIST’s electronic case records.
Access and deliver information relevant to clients’ needs (eg referral to foodbanks, night shelter,Timebuilders)
Communicate with other agencies (eg solicitors, medical, Home Office), always with the client’s consent, except if client is a risk to themselves or others..
Follow up an interview as appropriate (This task may be taken on by the team leader)
Work collaboratively with other caseworkers.
Help new caseworker volunteers develop their skills through in-role training.
Attend training sessions and team meetings
You should be friendly, a good listener and have good verbal and written communication skills. You should have the ability to be respectful, non-judgemental, honest, sensitive, detached, objective and patient. You should be confident in one-to-one interview situations, with the ability to encourage others to make their own decisions. You should have the ability to work on your own and as part of a team, participating in the decision making process and functioning within the team’s decisions.
This role is every two weeks on a Friday morning to afternoon. Extra time may be required to follow up on interviews and research sources of information for clients etc, so access to a computer would be useful. It could also be arranged that you use our office computers for this, with prior agreement.
More opportunities with ASSIST Sheffield
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ASSIST Sheffield
Location:
C/O Victoria Hall Methodist Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JB, GB
Mission Statement
ASSIST Sheffield is currently the only Sheffield charity focused on destitution among asylum seekers. We help by providing accommodation, advice and other support to those in most need or distress.
Description
ASSIST is totally reliant on its volunteers, and is organised through a variety of teams. These teams work to:
- Provide accommodation, food and support for asylum seekers in Sheffield who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress
- Advance the education of the public, and other statutory and voluntary organisations, in order to assist the inclusion of asylum seekers into the wider community
- Raise awareness about the plight of asylum seekers in our city
We hope you will find something that suits your passion, your talents and your availability.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Victoria Hall Methodist ChurchNorfolk StreetSheffield, United Kingdom
DATE POSTED
September 21, 2016
SKILLS
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Administrative Support
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Friday morning/afternoon every two weeks
- Extra time may be needed to researach and follow up on appointments