Job Opportunities

Asylum and Immigration Paralegal

Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre are looking to recruit to the Immigration and Asylum Legal Team and want to appoint an Asylum and Immigration Paralegal.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advice and support to clients, including preparing and submitting applications to the Home Office on their behalf.

The successful candidate will be supported to obtain accreditation under the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme.

As a member of the KCALC team you will benefit from:

• A salary of £23,794 – £25,250

• An 8% non-contributory Pension Scheme

• Healthy Work/Life Balance – 37 hour working week and flexible working scheme.

• Generous Annual Leave – 33 days holiday, rising to 38 after 5 continuous years’ service plus eight statutory bank holidays.

• Commitment to health and wellbeing – access to employee assistance programme, discounts on days out, restaurants and high street shopping, contribution towards eye-tests, glasses, dental care and more.

• Discounted and financed travel pass.

• Commitment to ongoing development – Regular training workshops and personal development opportunities

Please complete the application form below and return to recruitment@kcalc.org.uk and return your completed application form to the above email address and remember to include the diversity monitoring form.

Please do not send CVs or other supporting material as they will not be considered.

Word Documents

• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Application Form
• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Job Description
• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Person Specification
• Guidelines for completing application form
• Diversity Monitoring Information Form

PDF Documents

• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Application Form
• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Job Description
• Asylum and Immigration Paralegal Person Specification
• Guidelines for completing the application form
• Diversity Monitoring Form

Closing date: 12.00 NOON Monday 18^th December 2023

Interviews are to be held week beginning 18th December 2023

If you have any queries about this post email recruitment@kcalc.org.uk.

Asylum and Immigration Solicitor/Caseworker

Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre are looking to recruit to the Immigration and Asylum Legal Team and want to appoint a Asylum and Immigration Solicitor/Caseworker to provide advice and representation under our Legal Aid contract

The successful candidate will have experience in delivering a casework service in asylum and immigration, and will preferably have knowledge or experience of working under an LAA contract.

As a member of the KCALC team you will benefit from:

• A salary of £26,840 – £31,265

• An 8% non-contributory Pension Scheme

• Healthy Work/Life Balance – 37 hour working week and flexible working scheme.

• Generous Annual Leave – 33 days holiday, rising to 38 after 5 continuous years’ service plus eight statutory bank holidays.

• Commitment to health and wellbeing – access to employee assistance programme, discounts on days out, restaurants and high street shopping, contribution towards eye-tests, glasses, dental care and more.

• Discounted and financed travel pass.

• Commitment to ongoing development – Regular training workshops and personal development opportunities

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Please complete the application form below and return to recruitment@kcalc.org.uk and return your completed application form to the above email address and remember to include the diversity monitoring form.

Please do not send CVs or other supporting material as they will not be considered.

Word Documents

• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor – Caseworker App Form
• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor – Caseworker JD
• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor – Caseworker PS
• Guidelines for completing application form
• Diversity Monitoring Information Form

PDF Documents

• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor-Caseworker Application Form
• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor-Caseworker JD
• Asylum and Immigration Solicitor-Caseworker PS
• Guidelines for completing application form
• Diversity Monitoring Information Form

Closing date: 12.00 NOON Monday 15th January 2024

If you have any queries about this post please email recruitment@kcalc.org.uk

Housing Solicitor/Caseworker

Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre are looking to expand the Housing Legal Team and want to appoint a Housing Solicitor/Caseworker to provide advice and representation under our Legal Aid contract and to represent clients under the Leeds Court Duty Scheme.

The successful candidate will have experience in delivering a casework service in housing law including representation at court, and will preferably have knowledge or experience of working under an LAA contract.

It is a requirement of this role is that the postholder must meet LAA supervisor standard for housing or be able to show how this can be met in the near future.  This role does not currently involve the supervision of casework staff.  The application requires the completion of the LAA supervisor self-declaration form.

As a member of the KCALC team you will benefit from:

• A salary of £26,840 – £31,265

• An 8% non-contributory Pension Scheme

• Healthy Work/Life Balance – 37 hour working week and flexible working scheme.

• Generous Annual Leave – 33 days holiday, rising to 38 after 5 continuous years’ service plus eight statutory bank holidays.

• Commitment to health and wellbeing – access to employee assistance programme, discounts on days out, restaurants and high street shopping, contribution towards eye-tests, glasses, dental care and more.

• Discounted and financed travel pass.

• Commitment to ongoing development – Regular training workshops and personal development opportunities

Please do not send CVs or other supporting material as they will not be considered.

Application Pack Word Version 

• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Application Form
• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Job Description
• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Personal Specification
• Supervisor Standard Declaration Form
• Guidelines for completing application form
• Diversity Monitoring Information Form

Application Pack PDF Version

• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Application Form
• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Job Description
• Housing Solicitor-Caseworker Person Specification
• Supervisor Standard Declaration Form
• Guidelines for completing application form
• Diversity Monitoring Form

If you have any queries about this post please email recruitment@kcalc.org.uk. Please return your application form to that email address and remember to include the diversity monitoring form.

We will retain and use the information you provide only for this recruitment process. It is necessary that we hold this information to operate a fair and equitable procedure. We will keep this securely and destroy it after six months unless you have been appointed to a role in which case it will form part of your employment record.

Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre values diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination, and strives to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.