Asylum Support Assistant

Term: Fixed-term initially for 12 months, with possibility to extend

Working Hours: Part-time (15 hours per week)

Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire is an ambitious and dynamic organisation with a strong focus on supporting communities, looking after the environment, and creating a thriving economy.

We are customer focused, both internally and externally.

We are looking for the latest member of the CBC team to deliver our aims and values.

An opportunity has arisen to be part of the Resettlement Services team supporting newly granted refugees across the Borough.

The role

The Asylum Support Assistant will be responsible for providing a comprehensive administrative service for the Council's Asylum and Refugee Services.

Outline duties will include monitoring spend and income, preparing and submitting funding claims and using data to track and quantify the impact of emerging refugee communities on access to internal and external services.

Significant experience of clerical and office administration duties
The ability to converse at ease with customers and colleagues
Good organisational skills with the ability to meet targets and deadlines
The ability to accurately input and extract information from systems and spreadsheets
The ability to work occasional unsociable hours as required.

Generous annual leave of between 35.5 and 40.5 of leave (depending on length of service), inclusive of bank holidays
Most services are closed over Christmas
Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Free parking

The Council strongly believes a diverse and inclusive workforce helps make our services better. We value the individual strengths of each colleague and the potential they bring.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and strive to promote a disability confident culture. To find out more about our Disability Confident commitments including reasonable adjustments and the guaranteed interview scheme please visit: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/equality_diversity_and_inclusion

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) and have achieved the AFC's Employer Recognition Gold Award.

Colleagues are also actively engaged through our Staff Forum and groups such as our Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.