About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) team for those committed to making Southwark a safer and healthier place to live, work and visit.
You will be based in Southwark Council’s No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) team, and reporting to the NRPF Manager, the NRPF Deputy Team Leader will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive and effective social work team in accordance with current legislation, council policy and best practice.
The ideal candidate will be required to provide accurate information and advice to a wide audience of people including service users, internal and external stakeholders, immigration services and medical and legal professionals. Particularly when overseeing Duty Manager intake & triage of referrals
To be responsible for the procedures for and oversight of assessment of potential service users for eligibility and signposting those who are found not eligible for NRPF support to the appropriate organisations for assistance.
Do you think you have what it takes? Click on the Vacancy Information document for further details about this role, please give examples of how you meet the required criteria with a A4 supporting statement
Additional salary details
This post is fixed term for 11 months.
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 20/03/2023
Interview Date: 28/03/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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