Kiran Support Services is a specialist South Asian organisation that provides refuge
accommodation and outreach support to Asian women fleeing all forms of VAWG and
harmful practises. Our services include refuge accommodation, resettlement and outreach
support, advice and advocacy services, counselling and immigration advice, and casework
support.
We are a small team dedicated to providing intersectional, culturally specific support to
vulnerable women and their children through high-quality services delivered in Asian
languages tailored to individual needs.
We have two new job opportunities for a full-time refuge support worker and a qualified
immigration advisor/ solicitor. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate women to
join our team. If you have got what it takes to support, listen, laugh and cry on the journey to
helping re-build someone’s life, then contact us to find out more about the roles.
Job Title: Immigration Adviser/solicitor
Hours: 35 hours per hour
Annual salary: £41,795
1-year fixed-term contract
Ref: KSS/IATFL
We are recruiting for a qualified Immigration Advisor/solicitor.
You will be required to manage a complex caseload and will support securing the
immigration status of service users in our refuges in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
and the London Borough of Brent.
You should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in the legal field and in areas
such as immigration law, family law, domestic violence and abuse, welfare benefits and
housing, and providing legal advice and advocacy to South Asian/ BME women who have
experienced domestic abuse.
You will have up-to-date working knowledge of Home Office policies relating to domestic
abuse, including the Migration Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession.
Fluency in at least one South Asian language is essential (Urdu/ Punjabi preferred)
This post is funded by Trust for London and MOPAC/GLA.
Job Title: Refuge Support Worker
Hours: 35 hours per week, 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Annual salary: £27,514 – £30,095 pa, depending on qualifications and experience
Location London Borough of Waltham Forest
Ref: KSS/RSWWF
The main purpose of the role is to support survivors of domestic abuse by working with
them to provide safe accommodation and enabling them to access services to make
informed choices about their future while also ensuring that they understand their
rights.
We are looking for someone with a relevant qualification such as IDVA or a social work/
health qualification, or at least one year’s experience of working with Asian women in a
refuge or other formal setting. An understanding of the intersectional complexities and
dynamics of domestic abuse and its impact on women from South Asian communities is
essential.
You should have demonstrable experience in providing advice and support to Asian women
who have experienced domestic abuse, harmful practises and all forms of violence against
women and girls. You must be experienced at completing risk assessments and support
planning and have a working knowledge of welfare benefits and housing legislation.
It is essential that you are able to speak fluently in at least one South Asian language.
If you would like to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you. For a full
information pack, including job description and person specification, please email:
recruitment@kiranss.org.uk, or call 0208 558 1986 for a recruitment pack stating the
reference number for the role you are applying for.
The closing date for completed applications is midnight Sunday 11 May 2025 .
Interviews will take place the week commencing 19 May 2025.
Due to the sensitive nature of these roles, we will be considering biological female
applicants only in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Requirement
(Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9 part 1).
Applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.
Registered Charity number: 1114148 Company limited by guarantee number: 5727907