Vacancies: Detention Advice Service - Advice worker

Overview

The Detention Advice Service (DAS) is a voluntary organisation set up twenty years ago to provide advice, information and assistance to those who are detained or threatened with detention under Immigration Act powers.

Responsibilities

• Provide immigration advice in prisons and detention centres.
• Visit prisons across London and the south of England to provide specialist legal advice directly to foreign national prisoners and detainees.
• Handle requests for help by telephone and post from prisoners and detainees across the country.

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years' full-time advice work experience is required.
• Previous experience of work with detainees, work in prisons and knowledge of immigration/asylum procedures would be an advantage.

Details

The post is a three day per week permanent position with scope to be made full time. The salary for this post is £24,157 pro rata. The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 3 August, and interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 August.

Application information

For more details on this role please download the application pack. The application form and the equal opportunities monitoring form can be downloaded.

Alternatively, please email Elaine Linton at and ask to be sent an application pack, or send a self-addressed envelope (A4 with large letter stamp) to: Administrator, Detention Advice Service, Unit B3, 62 Beechwood Road, London E8 3DY. CVs will not be accepted.