Caseworker

Caseworker

Duration: Initially 3 monthsHours: 37 hours per weekRate: £19 umbrella an hour (£15 PAYE an hour)Location: Chichester or Crawley

West Sussex County Council are looking for a Caseworker to join their Refugee, Resettlement and Migration Service based in Chichester or Crawley. This role is hybrid with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office, and locality visits to customers homes

As a Caseworker you will:

• Work directly with refugees and migrant individuals and families to support with all facets of their relocation to the UK from their initial arrival in the country right through to support into their eventual settled address
• Build productive partnerships with internal and external partners and the voluntary and community sector
• Coordinate with volunteers and wider communities to help integrate families, enabling them to acquire the knowledge they need to regain their independence and integrate successfully into the country
• Liaise with key partners to help delivery successful outcomes

Requirements

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent qualification or extensive experience in refugee resettlement and migration or social care
• Experience in coordinating and working with partners and volunteers in the resettlement context or in a similar field
• Experience in providing detailed casework notes for individuals and families, managing own caseload and appropriate information/data recording
• Knowledge of refugees and migration, communities, minority groups, partners and stakeholders