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Newham Asian Women's Project is a leading women’s organisation in East London. Set up in 1986 to provide specialist support services to Asian women and their children experiencing domestic violence, the project has since developed a range of other services to support Asian women and girls. These services include four refuges, a resource centre, a counselling service, a youth project, a legal advice service, a training department and a mental health project called Zindaagi (meaning ‘Life’). We are seeking staff for four posts as listed below

Position 1:
Legal Advice Service Manager
Full / Part Time:
Full time
Salary:
SO2 SCP32 £27,086

Position 2:
Legal Advice Outreach Worker
Full / Part Time:
Part time
Salary:
SO1 SCP29 £14,895

Position 3:
Legal Advice Resettlement Support Worker
Full / Part Time:
Part time
Salary:
SO1 SCP29 £14,895

Position 4:
Administrative Officer
Full / Part Time:
Part time
Salary:
SO1 SCP29 £14,895

Description:
These posts are offered on a fixed term basis with an initial probationary period of six months. The person should have the following skills:
  • A minimum of two years experience working in legal fields and areas such as family law, domestic violence, welfare rights, housing and immigration law among other areas
  • Experience of providing legal advice and information, and speaking to women and about the legal rights
  • Knowledge and experience of working with women
  • Strong work planning and management skills
  • Ability to deliver projects on target
  • Ability to speak fluently one of the main South Asian languages
  • Closing Date:
    12 noon on Friday 21 September 2007
    Further Details:
    For further information about the post please contact: Baljit Banga on 020 8472 0528 or on bbanga@nawp.org
    Application Pack:
    For an Application Pack please contact Shahina Begum on 0208 8472 0528 or on sbegum@nawp.org
    Special Note:
    This post is open to South Asian women only and is exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976

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