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Immigration Appoitnments Support
Organisation Details
Manchester Refugee Support Network
Sub theme: Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Health and Wellbeing, Legal and Justice, Race and Ethnicity
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) is a grass-roots organisation directly managed by refugee communities, based in Manchester. For over 22 years, we have been providing practical support to those fleeing persecution, conflict, and various forms of injustice and abuse
WE WORK TO:
• Meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Manchester
• Advance the education and training of refugees and asylum seekers
• Strengthening the influence and involvement of refugees in shaping the decisions and processes that affect their lives life in Manchester
• Positively influence perceptions of asylum and refugees in Manchester
• Support and promote the physical and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers
• Build strong and independent refugee community organisations,
• Develop the skills of community leaders
• At MRSN, we help refugees and asylum seekers to get the basic support they need to live again with dignity. Then we help them build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK.
WE WORK TO:
• Meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Manchester
• Advance the education and training of refugees and asylum seekers
• Strengthening the influence and involvement of refugees in shaping the decisions and processes that affect their lives life in Manchester
• Positively influence perceptions of asylum and refugees in Manchester
• Support and promote the physical and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers
• Build strong and independent refugee community organisations,
• Develop the skills of community leaders
• At MRSN, we help refugees and asylum seekers to get the basic support they need to live again with dignity. Then we help them build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK.
Description of role: We have had a volunteering role open up on Tuesdays for support during our immigration appointments session.
On Tuesdays, we support refugees, asylum seekers, irregular migrants and countless people from Manchester's immigrant community to make essential and often life changing immigration applications. These include citizenship applications, child citizenship applications, fee waiver applications for future child citizenship applications, fee waiver applications for future complex family life applications, and you could even support with complex family life applications yourself (while being supervised) once you have gained enough knowledge and experience. As MRSN is a partner oprganisation of Refugee Action's Frontline Immigration Advice Project (https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/project/frontline-immigration-advice-project/) there is also the opportunity to receive free OISC/IAA training and sit exams to be registered at Level 1 and 2 in Immigration/Asylum.
We cover all travel expenses
On Tuesdays, we support refugees, asylum seekers, irregular migrants and countless people from Manchester's immigrant community to make essential and often life changing immigration applications. These include citizenship applications, child citizenship applications, fee waiver applications for future child citizenship applications, fee waiver applications for future complex family life applications, and you could even support with complex family life applications yourself (while being supervised) once you have gained enough knowledge and experience. As MRSN is a partner oprganisation of Refugee Action's Frontline Immigration Advice Project (https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/project/frontline-immigration-advice-project/) there is also the opportunity to receive free OISC/IAA training and sit exams to be registered at Level 1 and 2 in Immigration/Asylum.
We cover all travel expenses
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Administration, Customer Service, Oral Communication Skills, Practical Skills, Team Working
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 4 per week
Location:
129 Princess Road
Manchester
M14 4RB