Welcome Newham Outreach Officer - Afghan Speaker
Afghan Speaking Welcome Newham Outreach Officer - Welcome Newham Team
£35,217 - £37,038 per annum
Fixed Term contract – 12 months
The London Borough of Newham is recruiting Welcome Newham Outreach Officers to be part of its Welcome Newham Team. The Welcome Newham Team is a multilingual team, who co-ordinate and administrate the Government’s Home for Ukraine and Family visa schemes, Afghan resettlement schemes and offer wrap around support to all new arrivals into Newham including other refugees and asylum seekers on government resettlement schemes. The team offer regular check-ins with those on the various schemes by telephone and home visits and provide full support to new residents and ensure that they are given all the necessary tools to settle in the borough.
As a member of this team, you will support those arriving on the Afghan Resettlement Schemes and link arrivals to support including ESOL, school applications, benefit applications, GP registrations, setting up bank accounts amongst others. The aim of the service is to support arrivals to fully integrate into their new community.
The need for the service is a result of the Governments offer to people from approved Visa schemes and the many other refugees and asylum seekers arriving into Newham. The service is expanding to help those in Temporary Accommodation move into longer term housing, and to sustain that long term housing.
Through your supportive conversations with residents, you will build trust and support them.
As a member of this team, you will make contact with residents via phone calls, text messaging, and email and undertake home visits. During the home visit, you would ascertain how the resident is integrating into their new life in the UK and offer assistance if required. Afghan speaking language skills (Farsi, Dari & Pashto) are essential.
Job Context
1. The post holder will report directly to the Welcome Newham Manager
2. The post holder will not have budget responsibility
3. The post holder will not have line management responsibility.
https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/6497/welcome-newham-outreach-officer-afghan-speaker-jd
Closing date: 10th October 2023
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