Advice and Outreach Worker – London Irish Women’s Centre – 5th November 2009
London Irish Women’s Centre
Advice, information and counselling to women of Irish birth and descent in London
Advice and Outreach Worker
We are looking for an experienced Advice & Outreach worker – at least 18 months working knowledge of welfare benefits and housing. Knowledge of debt advice is also desirable. You will manage a client caseload and report to the Advice Coordinator. LIWC is a CLS Quality Marked service and you will be expected to have a knowledge of standards required and an understanding of the issues facing Irish women in London. We are seeking to develop our outreach and you will be involved with establishing and maintaining links with other Irish organisations across the capital.
The post is open to women of Irish birth or descent.
This post is currently funded full-time (35 hours) to July 2010 (extension will be applied for) and p-t to 2011.
£23,264 pa (f/t), plus 7.5% employer pension contribution.
For more information contact:
Caroline Foulkes at LIWC, 59 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AR
tel: 020 7249 7318; email info@liwc.co.uk.
For an informal discussion about the post please ask for Arlene Kilim.
The application pack is available to download at http://www.liwc.co.uk and may be submitted by email or post.
Closing Date: 5pm 5th November 2009.
Section 29 (c) of the Sex Discrimination Act and Section 38.1 (d) of the Race Relations Act apply. LIWC is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All staff are required to have a satisfactory enhanced CRB Disclosure which can be arranged by LIWC.
