Job Vacancy

Job Purpose

The post holder will be working in a fast paced government department, working to tight deadlines.

Main Responsibilites

• Conduct asylum interviews to the required Home Office standard ensuring that all information necessary to make an appropriate decision is obtained;
• Carry out case working functions in order to make decisions on asylum cases within the decision making framework;
• To produce asylum decisions in line with Home Office policy and guidance and with reference to approved source of country information and relevant case law;
• To keep up to date with current country guidance and case law and if necessary seek the advice of a senior caseworker;
• Develop specialist knowledge of legislation and policy and escalate more complex issues to senior colleagues or specialist caseworkers;
• Due to the sensitive nature of the work, candidates will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills (both written and oral), emotional resilience; an understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and children and adhere to the Home Office obligations to safeguard children and vulnerable people;
• To meet an agreed annual performance target. Your performance will be monitored on a monthly basis.
• Work to strict daily workload allocation and tasking; seeking advice where barriers are encountered;

Experience and Skills

• Committed to continuous improvement, in an environment where performance matters;
• Must be able to work under pressure and independently and deliver at pace;
• Are flexible, adaptive and creative in solving problems and dealing with change;
• Can effectively organise and plan;
• Are professional and customer-focused;
• Think in an objective and analytical manner;
• Have a strong sense of personal ethics and honesty;
• Enjoy dealing with members of the public and external and internal stakeholders;
• Can demonstrate sound interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills and thrive working as part of a team.

Qualification

• A minimum of a 2:2 degree. Candidates need to have already been awarded their degree. Final year students are not eligible to apply.

OR

• A MINIMUM of Two A Levels (A-E Grade) and GCSEs at Grade A-C in both Maths and English AND have gained significant casework experience, in either a legal or public service environment, which required/s you to make complex decisions in a regulatory or legislative capacity. Experience will need to include conducting interviews in order to obtain evidence as well as analysing evidence and making sound decisions based upon evidence obtained in a rules based environment.

How to Apply

To apply go to: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=cGFnZWNsYXNzPUpvYnMmY3NvdXJjZT1jc3FzZWFyY2gmb3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZ1c2Vyc2VhcmNoY29udGV4dD01MDAwOTU1MCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3Qmc2VhcmNoX3NsaWNlX2N1cnJlbnQ9MSZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTE1Njg3MTImcmVxc2lnPTE1MTU3Njk0NzgtMGJiODhiN2RhNDZjMTJjYmNhMmZkYzYxMDM3MWJhY2VkOWIzNTRjOQ

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