Admin and Advice Worker

We are recruiting for an Admin and Advice Worker (part time – 2 days a week) to support PERN Legal and Info.

PERN Legal & Info is a front-line service for asylum seekers and new refugees in Cumberland (UK). The service provides casework, advice, and self-help support on asylum and protection, both in the form of legal advice on asylum claims and in helping asylum seekers to access their rights.

The service is currently registered to Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) Level 2 in asylum and protection and we are working towards OISC Level 3.

Our Admin and Advice Worker will provide:

Reception services, including triaging.
Administration work to support the service.
Front line advice work on a range of asylum matters.
Interpreting (where the position holder speaks a second language), within their own language(s) as well as coordination of volunteer community interpreters.

We will support the Admin and Advice Worker to work towards OISC Level 2 in Asylum and Protection.

To apply for this role, please send a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the job to hello@pern.org.uk by midnight on Monday 2nd December. You can find the full role description and person specification, including rates of pay, here.

This role has been supported by Cumberland Council and The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund.