Job title: Immigration Legal Caseworker – Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) project
Organisation: Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
Location: Manchester
Salary: Minimum £28,282 *salary could be higher dependant on level of current qualification and experience
Deadline for receipt of applications: 1 September, at 12 noon
Contact about the role: Please contact Liz Long on 07529 221 686 or liz@gmiau.org
About the role and how to apply:
This is an exciting opportunity to change the legal landscape for unaccompanied children in the North West who are in need of immigration legal advice and representation in relation to their claim for asylum in the UK. We have received 2 years funding from the North West Local Authorities through the North West Association of Directors of Children’s Services (NWADCS) to reduce the length of time that children are having to wait to get a legal representative due to the lack of capacity in the legal aid system.
We are looking to recruit a number of OISC level 2 or level 3 caseworkers, or solicitors, who have an interest or experience in this work. Full training and supervision will be provided with a view to successful candidates becoming Law Society accredited at IAAS level 2 within the first year of employment (if not already accredited). IAAS accreditation will enable newly qualifying caseworkers to take on legal aid cases by the end of the project and therefore increase capacity in the sector.
For more information and details of how to apply see https://gmiau.org/getting-involved/opportunities-with-us/
- Document Date
- Monday August 7, 2023