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Data: 10/10/2008
Project Officer (Casework & Outreach)
Positive Action in Housing is working with communities and others to enable everyone to have an equal chance to live in good quality, affordable and safe housing, free from discrimination and the fear of racial harassment and violence.
The following post has become vacant:
Project Officer (Casework & Outreach)
£ 21,251.41 per annum + 5% contributory pension scheme
30 days annual leave + 15 days public holidays
We wish to recruit a caseworker to assist in providing a free, independent, multilingual and culturally sensitive outreach housing information and advice service for refugees, asylum seekers and minority ethnic communities in Glasgow.
You will undertake casework and provide information, advice and support to the client group through outreach surgeries and direct referrals. You will enjoy working with people; have excellent interpersonal skills and preferably experience of carrying out casework for people in need. As well as English, you will be fluent in one of the following languages; Urdu, Punjabi, Kurdish, Farsi, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Dari or Pashto. You will be able to write reports and have knowledge of social exclusion problems affecting minority ethnic/refugee communities. You will be computer literate, able to prioritise your work and be an effective and supportive team member.
Positive Action in Housing actively promotes equal opportunities throughout our jobs, services and activities and actively encourages applications from all sections of the community. Previous experience in a voluntary organisation is desirable.
Closing date: 12 noon Friday, 31st October 2008
Interviews to be held: week beginning 17th November 2008
For more information or to be sent an information pack, please contact Jamie O'Neill on 0141 353 2220 or email [email protected].
(CVs will not be accepted).
You must return complete applications to;
Recruitment
Positive Action in Housing
98 West George Street,
GLASGOW, G2 1PJ
Fax: 0141 353 3882
Download an application pack by visiting www.paih.org or by following the links below.
Letter to Applicants
Annual Report
Application form including Equal opportunities monitoring form
Person specification & Job description
Guidance notes for all applicants
You may also download the Application Form in word.
Jamie O’Neill
Admin and Finance Manager
Positive Action in Housing
98 West George Street
Glasgow G2 1PJ
WEB: www.paih.org
E-Mail: [email protected]
TEL: 0141 353 2220
FAX: 0141 353 3882
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Positive Action in Housing is a not-for-profit, advocacy, campaigns and training charity based in Scotland. We work in partnership with communities and organisations to enable everyone to have an equal chance to live in good quality, affordable and safe homes, free from discrimination and the fear of racial harassment and violence. Our day-to-day work includes a Scottish wide casework service for minority ethnic and refugee communities those facing homelessness, destitution, harassment and poverty; a volunteering programme, supporting antiracist campaigns, informing wider policies from our perspective, providing training and best practice guidance for tenants, advice workers, housing providers and others.
Any views or opinions expressed belong solely to the author and do not necessarily represent those of Positive Action in Housing Ltd. In particular, Positive Action in Housing Ltd will not accept liability for any defamatory statements made by email communications. We strongly recommend that you check for viruses using your own virus scanner as no responsibility will be taken for any damage caused as a result of virus infection.
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