Advice Service Manager

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Job Description

• Suffolk Refugee Support, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 3EP
• £36,000 per annum
• 35 hours per week
• Permanent (subject to a 3 months' probation review)
• Reference: 0917

Suffolk Refugee Support's Advice Service provides a welcoming and supportive environment where any asylum seeker or refugee in Suffolk can gain access to advice, guidance and practical support across a range of issues, either directly through the SRS advice team or through referrals to other agencies.

The Advice Service Manager is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Advice Service and for managing and developing the team of Advice Workers, including the Senior Advice Worker who leads on delivery.

The service operates predominantly from our Ipswich office, but the Advice Service Manager is also responsible for organising outreach services for asylum seekers and refugees elsewhere in Suffolk. Along with the Senior Advice Worker, they provide expert guidance to the team, as well as to other professionals working with refugees and asylum seekers.

The Advice Service Manager is part of the Management Team and plays a role in overseeing the function of the organisation and its strategic development, especially in relation to SRS's Advice Service. They are also responsible for developing the Advice Service according to client/organisational needs and strategy.

How to apply:

For an application pack, please see our website at: www.suffolkrefugee.org.uk/current-vacancies, call: 01473 400785, or email: hr@suffolkrefugee.org.uk

Closing date: 9 January 2025.

Interview date: 16 January 2025.

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

We aim to notify shortlisted candidates by 13 January 2024.

The successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check to be carried out upon commencement of employment. You must be eligible to work in the UK.

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