Translator - Hackney, United Kingdom - Hackney Borough Council

Hackney Borough Council

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Hackney, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Salary - Grade- GBP £40,005 to £41, SO2- Contract Type- Fixed Term / Secondment- Contract Length- 6 months- Contracted Hours- Part Time hours per week- DBS Required- Yes- Department- Adults, Health & Integration- Service- Adult Services- Closing date- 04/03/2024Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers - both as a Council and a community.

The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe, and can access the support that is available.

This role sits within the Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker Service (RMAS). There are around 400 Ukranians in the borough.

LB Hackney work with Ukrainian guests to support them during the settling in period, as well as supported with integration issues ranging from education and skills, employment support, welfare, wellbeing services, English language provision, housing advice etc.

This role will work directly with the Support Workers who offer one-to-one advice, guidance and advocacy for Ukrainian guests, to support the meeting with both in person interpreting as well as written translations.

Skills & experience:

Must be fluent, verbal and in writing, in English and Ukrainian
A good understanding of confidentiality.
Good interpersonal skills, required for building good rapport with people in a short space of time.
Good organisational skills
Deliver onetoone and/or group sessions to support access to services
Established experience of working with refugees, asylum seekers or migrants (people with lived experience are particularly welcome)
Solutions focussed with a cando approach. Proactively and independently finding solutions to barriers.

About us:

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services.

Hackney is one of London's most vibrant and diverse boroughs.

It's one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

Interviews Date:
W/C 11 March 2024

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved.

In order to achieve this, we look for people who are:
Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.