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Family Support Worker (Dari Speaking)

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Posted 11 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1BY, England

Salary

£17.06 - £19.21 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Family Support Worker (Dari Speaking) in Cambridge, offering a salary between £17 to £19 per hour.
  • Candidates must have at least 2 years of front-line experience working with families in need of support.
  • Fluency in both Dari and English is essential, along with the ability to use translation services for other languages.
  • The role involves supporting refugees and asylum seekers, ensuring they navigate local resettlement resources effectively.
  • The job requires a sensitive approach to confidential issues and familiarity with local support services and welfare benefits.

If you're a hard-working, reliable person and you enjoy working in fast-paced environments, then we want to hear from you.

Family Support Worker (Dari Speaking)
Salary: Betweeen £17 to 19 per hour
Location: CB2, Cambridge
Hours: Monday-Friday- 9am - 5pm
Till January 2025

Must be able to speak Dari.

Job Purpose

To welcome and support refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people in Cambridge and the surrounding areas. This includes working in-person with individuals and families, interpreting as necessary. You must be fluent in Dari and English and have the skills to use translation services where you are supporting speakers of other languages.

To be the main point of contact for individuals and families as they settle into the community, working in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations.

To ensure the service delivered meets the criteria of the resettlement scheme individuals and families have arrived on. This can involve navigating systems and advocacy.

To understand and assess individual needs, signposting to specialist services as needed, and motivating individuals to access services, such as health and education.

Skills

Able to adopt a sensitive approach to confidential issues
At least 2 years front line experience of working with families with support needs.
Awareness of the experiences and needs of refugees
Excellent user of IT applications including MS Office and particularly word and excel
Experience and confidence in Lone Working
Experience of working with families to access and participate in funded childcare for youung children.
Fluent in Arabic and English
Good awareness of support and statutory services available locally and how to access them
Working awareness of welfare benefits and clients entitlements

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In order to submit this application, a TotalJobs account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all TotalJobs’ services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to TotalJobs’ Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to TotalJobs and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.