Migration Officer, at Bury Council

Job title:

Migration Officer, at Bury Council

Company

Bury Council

Job description

Team: Homeless and Housing Options Service

Post Title: Migration Officer (2 posts)

Basis: Fixed term for 2 years

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: From £29,269 up to £32,076 per annum

We have two new Migration Officer roles recently developed to support the Homeless and Housing Options Service with the pressures of asylum and immigration/migration. These vacancies will sit within our Asylum and Immigration Service. If you have a clear understanding of migration and the current pressure in which we face and you have passion to support these customers with positive outcomes for resettlement, then this will be the perfect opportunity.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated, have a clear awareness and an interest in all asylum and immigration and have experience of delivering robust wrap around support to customers in previous roles. We are a very busy service, in which we are faced with changing government legislations and expectations, so flexibility and working under pressure is key for this role.

This role requires someone who has:

• Experience of support planning and delivery.
• Experience within a housing support environment or similar.
• Highly motivated be able to adapt to both customers and service needs.
• Ability to work flexibly and place the customer at the centre of service delivery with full commitment to deliver services well.
• Understanding of asylum and immigration.
• Resilience.

Normal hours of work are 37 per week. You may be required to work evenings and weekends to suit service needs.

The full time salary for this role is from £29,269 up to £32,076 per annum.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application form covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore, we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Amanda Mullen on 01612536196/ .

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salary from

£29,269

contract

temporary

working hours

full time

application deadline

12 00 pm

12th Feb 2024

Expected salary

£29269 – 32076 per year

Location

Bury, Greater Manchester

Job date

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:57:30 GMT

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