Integration Support Worker Post – 18 month contract from June 2019. 30 hours per week – £17,504 pa actual salary. This post will support individuals and families resettled in Calderdale under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children Resettlement Scheme, helping them connect with their local community and access social/sporting/recreational and leisure activities and […]
Volunteer Role: English (ESOL) Teacher, PATH Yorkshire
Would you like to: Share your talents and energy with someone who feels isolated and struggles to communicate in English Train as a Volunteer English (ESOL) Teacher in community-based learning Experience a sense of pride in your accomplishments Meet like-minded people Develop your skills, improve your CV and career options Help local people in the […]
Job: PATH Yorkshire, New Roots Employer Engagement Officer £20,000 pro rata 22.2 hrs
The purpose of the role is to create new partnerships and develop strategies and materials to effectively engage with employers and project participants. The post holder will generate leads to enable the NR Employer Officer to meet their targets and generate work placements and employer visits for refugees New Roots is a service run in […]
Free online Language Coaching from British Red Cross/ Chatterbox
via British Red Cross “Funded by the European Union, the AVAIL project is running various integration and advocacy initiatives in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Latvia. In the UK, this includes a collaboration between the British Red Cross and Chatterbox Languages. Through recognising the untapped talent and skills within the refugee community, this initiative aims […]
Job: Yorkshire Sculpture International Activator, £8.21 per hour, Leeds Art Gallery, The Hepworth Wakefield, and/ or Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield and Leeds
Interesting job opportunity: The ‘Yorkshire Sculpture International’ Programme is looking for refugees and/or other migrants with the permission to work for this special opportunity to undertake paid work with artist Tarek Atoui from June-September this year. To apply, email a CV and covering letter (addressing the points in the Job Description) to Meghan Goodeve, Yorkshire […]
Resource of the week #74: Women’s Lives Leeds
Women’s Lives Leeds is a unique partnership of eleven women and girls organisations from across Leeds. Between us we have specialisms in domestic violence, mental health, sexual health, sex work, trafficking, substance misuse, child sexual exploitation and education. The have com together to Ensure that the most vulnerable woman and girls have improved and extended […]
Helping European Economic Area (EEA) & Swiss residents to protect their rights after Brexit – Factsheet from NRPF Network
via Ewa at Migration Yorkshire No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) Network has produced a very useful factsheet on EU Settlement Scheme, settled status and access to benefits. The factsheet clarifies that having settled status is sufficient to meet a right to reside requirement for benefit purposes. Therefore, if you have clients who are EU […]
Resource of the Week #73 – Digital Security Resources for Activists
At the Leeds Digital Festival this year, some activists were talking about their concerns about staying safe online, and in particular their use of mobile phones and the storage of sensitive information. Here’s a brilliant link to a load of free security resources, with NGOs and Advocacy orgs in mind. Click on the picture to […]
Job: Refugees: get training in research, and work on a new project with University of Salford/Migration Yorkshire
The Refugee Integration Yorkshire and Humber project is looking for people who are interested in becoming peer researchers. Peer research is conducted by people who have lived experience of the topic that is being researched. In this case that means that you will have experience of being a refugee in the UK. This research project aims to […]
Event: Monday 13th May 2017: “What does it mean to be British now?” A Discussion at Leeds University
What: Discussion on the meaning of Britishness – or as the organisers describe it “a forum for civilised disagreement” When: Drinks at 18:00; discussion 18:30 – 19:30 Where: University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, School of Media and Communication, 1.17 Clothworkers’ Building North, Leeds LS2 9JT View Map The organisers – Tortoise Media – have done some […]
Wellbeing group for asylum seekers and refugees at Mill Hill Chapel every Thursday from 1-2pm
via Rose from HARP/Refugee Council What? HARP and Solace have joined together to run a wellbeing group for asylum seekers and refugees. At the group attendees will have opportunities to do the following • Discuss ways to cope with difficult days • Relaxation, • Make friends and talk to other asylum seekers and refugees with […]
A free workshop for professionals and volunteers who work with young asylum seekers, from PAFRAS
What? A free workshop for professionals and volunteers who work with young asylum seekers. The workshop will aim to give participants: A brief overview of the asylum process in the UK An overview of young asylum seekers’ rights and entitlements in the UK How to support young people effectively engage with legal advice, what to […]