On 8th August, Yorkshire & Humberside transitioned onto the new AIRE (advice, issue-reporting and eligibility) and AASC (accommodation & support) contracts, meaning the services delivered by Migrant Help and Mears respectively under these new contracts are now live in our region. AIRE This means that service users living in Yorkshire & Humberside should contact the […]
Refugee Council Starbucks Employabilty Programme
In Partnership with RETAS and PATH Yorkshire Are you are Refugee? Do you want to improve your employability skills and understanding of customer service? Do you want to work full or part-time as aStarbucks’ Barista in Leeds? 4 day employability and customer service course, which 100% of previous participants found useful · Employment advice, practical […]
Asylum Statistics: April to June 2019 (fka Q2 2019)
Andrea at Asylum Matters has summarised the key findings below, and you can find the data tables here. There were 32,693 asylum applications in the UK (main applicants only) in the year ending June 2019, 21% more than the previous year but below the level seen in the year ending June 2016 during the European […]
Volunteer Role: Children’s Advisor at Refugee Council
Refugee Council in Leeds are looking a new volunteer for the Children’s Advice project for 2 days per week. The main purpose of this post is to assist the Children’s Section Advisers in their work, providing advice and advocacy to separated children on such issues such as accommodation, health & education. Potential start date: 23rd […]
Job: Mental Health Support Workers, Part Time x 2, Touchstone, £21,589 pa/pro rata
An exciting opportunity to join the Connecting Opportunities team at Touchstone! Connecting Opportunities is a project that supports new migrants and refugees across West Yorkshire and part of North Yorkshire to access education and employment and be part of the local community. Touchstone is looking to recruit 2x Mental Health Support Workers. Hours: 1x 15 […]
Free digital skills ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop with 100% Digital Leeds – 11th September
100% Digital Leeds and Discovery with Three have partnered up to offer a free training workshop for those wanting to run basic digital skills sessions for their service users. Workshop attendees need only basic digital skills themselves and resources are designed around learners using their own smartphones so no specialist equipment is needed. Following the […]
Leeds Migrant Health Board – LMP report from 20th August
Name of meeting: Migrant Health Board Date of meeting: 20th August 2019 LMP Representative: Karen Pearse Key issues/themes/messages A member of the DV Team at Safer Leeds gave a presentation. Police stats show that BAME representation in reporting incidents is disproportionately low. The 2019 DV Bill contains no specific provisions concerning migrant women. There is […]
Congratulations to Kidist!
A huge congratulations to Kidist, from RETAS Leeds on her award winning Masters’ research! 🎉 “First of all I would like to thank all for supporting me all the way. My journey from being an Asylum Seeker, Community Network member at MAP and MNC, continuing higher education at Leeds Beckett University has been an incredible […]
Oak House – Refugee Council Update
Dear Partners I wanted to clarify the position with our office at Oak House. We will be moving w/b 7th October to new premises. The plan is to move with Solace, British Red Cross – Surviving to Thriving team and Zimbabwe Educational Trust. We do not have a confirmed destination but we will be informing […]
Job: Employment and Training Adviser, Refugee Council £20,236-£23,028 Actual Salary 28 hours per week
A new recruitment opportunity is available at the Refugee Council’s Leeds Office. It’s a fixed term contract to 31st July 2020. Closing date for applications is 6th September 2019 For more information and to apply click here
Resource of the week #88: Home Office Guidance on Asylum Interviews
Issued in June 19, this is quite a hefty read – as you’d hope when it’s there to guide people in charge of making life and death decisions. Right to Remain published an excellent blog recently discussing some of the changes in a really accessible way. Straight up – you probably want to read their […]
LMP Strategy Group – next meeting in September 11th 2019
We are looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting in September Partners have been preparing new priorities and actions which will be finalised at the meeting. We will also have a discussion about migrant health in Leeds Date: Wednesday 11th September Time: 10am – 12 noon Venue: The Conservatory Room, St Georges Conference […]