Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Lift the Ban We’ve been working with expert by experience campaigners to develop ideas for a big campaign “moment” in the New Year, which will take our important call for the right to work to decision makers and the public, generating powerful, thought-provoking content that can be shared by many online. […]
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JOB: Office Coordinator, full-time, £29-£32k Refugee Council – deadline 1 December 24
Location: Leeds office Hours: Full-time Contract type: Fixed-term until 31/03/25 Salary: Grade 4 ( £29, 093 – £32,654) Closing date for applications: 1 December 24 Refugee Council are looking to recruit an Office Coordinator to join their North & West Yorkshire Resettlement team (office based in Leeds). Duties will include: 1. To develop and maintain […]
Ukrainian Employment Survey by Migration Yorkshire
Migration Yorkshire has published its report based on findings from their employment survey of Ukrainians living in Yorkshire and Humber. 141 responses were received from across the region, 43% of them from West Yorkshire. Common themes include access to ESOL, understanding existing services available, qualifications being recognised, and more. The report makes recommendations on how […]
Asylum Matters update 15th November 2024
By Jon from LASSN on 15th November 2024 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Event, Jobs, Policy & Research
1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Lift the Ban Lift the Ban campaigners with lived experience of the ban met this week for an interactive session to co-create a moment of action for the campaign. We hope this will take the voices of people affected by the ban to decision makers in the New Year and […]
Jobs: Leeds Volunteer Interpreting Service (part of Manuel Bravo Project) are recruiting an Adminstrator and a Coordinator
Leeds Volunteer Interpreting Service (Leeds VIS) is an exciting new service being developed by a partnership of organisations working with vulnerable migrants in Leeds. The project is hosted by Manuel Bravo Project. Thanks to a generous three year grant from National Lottery Reaching Communities, Leeds VIS are recruiting two staff to run the project: a […]
What sets REP’s ‘Conversation Clubs’ apart from a typical college ESOL class?
By Refugee Employability Programme: Yorkshire & the Humber on 17th October 2024 in Education, Training & Work, ESOL, Jobs, Resource
The Refugee Employability Programme (REP) Yorkshire and the Humber deliver non-accredited ESOL support, now known as ‘Conversation Clubs’, taught online and in person by our dedicated ESOL tutors. Recently, we decided to take a new approach to our sessions, with a vision to increase attendee numbers. Our sessions are non-accredited; therefore, we can be flexible […]
Paid opportunity for young people with experience of the care system – Deadline October 25th, 2024
[LMP Edit: One in three young people leaving care in Leeds is an unaccompanied asylum seeking child.] *********************************************************************** I’m pleased to share an exciting new opportunity for young people (Aged 16-25) with experience of the care system, or of engaging with a social worker and for parents and carers (kinship, foster or adoptive) with experience […]
Job: Communications Co-ordinator – 30hrs/wk, £27k pro rata (£21.4k actual) St Augustine’s Centre Halifax – Deadline Sunday 27th October
We are looking for a Communications Co-ordinator. Are you interested in providing hands-on communications for a busy refugee centre? Are you tech-savvy, able to create a clear and accessible poster using Canva one minute and then write some compelling copy for a social media post the next? We are seeking a communications professional with strong […]
Job: Centre Director – £46k, St Augustine’s Centre Halifax – Deadline Monday 18th October
St Augustine’s Centre is looking for a Centre Director. Are you a compassionate and inspirational leader or manager with a proven track record? Do you care deeply about the challenges facing people fleeing war and persecution? If you are excited by the idea of running a vibrant refugee centre in Halifax, co-led by people seeking […]
Job: General Manager, £31-33k, p/t, Leeds – Mafwa Theatre – deadline 25th October 2024
We are seeking a versatile, organised, and proactive General Manager with strong financial, administrative, and project management skills, along with a commitment to celebrating cultural diversity in the arts. We strongly encourage applications from global majority candidates and people with lived experience of migration. Please read the job pack below for full details or click […]
Job: Senior caseworker, 30hrs/wk, £15.32p/hr Halifax – St Augustine’s –Deadline 14th October 2024
St Augustine’s Centre is hiring! We are seeking a Senior Caseworker (Destitution) to help implement our vision to end homelessness and destitution in Calderdale for people seeking sanctuary. The role will involve helping us to implement our new 3 year strategy to end homelessness and destitution, taking a lead on the delivery of our frontline advice and […]
Job: Housing Project Support Worker, Leeds & Bradford, 18hrs/wk, £26.973 per annum, pro rata – Abigail Housing deadline 11th October 2024
Abigail Housing is Hiring! As a Housing Project Support Worker with Abigail Housing, you will be a dynamic individual and a first point of contact for the residents accommodated in our Leeds and Bradford services. you will assist the Team Leader (Housing Management) and other members of the Abigail Housing team in delivering our accommodation […]