Community InfoSource (CIS) are looking for an ESOL Coordinator to coordinate and develop our programme of ESOL classes, both in-person and online.

Working as part of the Wellbeing Project, the ESOL Officer will work closely with the Wellbeing Coordinator to deliver classes appropriate to clients’ needs. The candidate must be able to work well with others in a small team with a flexible schedule, working collaboratively with other projects in our small charity as well as with external organisations.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification.

Place of work: CIS office at Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS. Mainly working from home during Covid-19 restrictions. Hours of work: 28 hours a week, to be agreed, Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, with time off in lieu for occasional evening or weekend working

Purpose of the post

To develop, plan and coordinate all activities of CIS’s new Wellbeing Project; to manage and support staff and their work with volunteers on the project; to ensure monitoring, evaluation and reporting to funders; ensure the sustainability of the Project by fundraising; to report to the Project Planning Group and CIS Board as required.

Job Description, Person Specification & application form with this page or on our website infosource.org.uk/jobs.html

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Five of our seven directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

Our other main projects are Challenging Violence Against Women and Women & Asylum Seeker Housing Project.

Purpose of the post

The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for further developing our Buddy Programme for asylum seekers with support needs and involved with the Wellbeing Project. The coordinator will develop and update policies and procedures and recruit, train and coordinate a network of volunteer buddies who will work with asylum seekers.

The Buddy befriending service will be available to asylum seekers who require support to attend medical, legal and other appointments, access foodbanks and additional services, overcome social isolation and become involved in activities in their communities where appropriate.

Job Description, Person Specification & application form with this page or on the website infosource.org.uk/jobs.html

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Six of our eight directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

Responsible To:Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for:Staff in the W-ASH Project (3 others)

Length of post:Dependent on funding – 12 months initially

Place of work:CIS office, Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS and from home by arrangement and as Scottish

Government guidelines.

Hours of work:21 hours a week, Flexible over Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Occasional out of hours working as required

Aim of the post: to ensure the smooth running and effective operation of the W-ASH project in providing housing support to asylum seekers, maintaining project sustainability and further developing CIS’s ability to bring positive change.

The postholder will be welcome to increase the hours for this post by fundraising.

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Six of our eight directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

Our other main projects are Challenging Violence Against Women and the new Wellbeing Project.

Responsible To:W-ASH Coordinator

Length of post:1 year minimum (subject to further funding availability)

Place of work:CIS office, Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS and from home by arrangement and as Scottish

Government guidelines.

Hours of work:35 hours a week, Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, with time off in lieu for occasional evening or weekend working.

Aim of the post: to provide specialist casework support to the Women & Asylum Seeker Housing project; to build up a knowledge base on rights and responsibilities; to contribute to training for the W-ASH Project staff and volunteers; to contribute to taking forward research and analysis of issues and campaigning for asylum seekers; to report to funders about the project and to liaise and report to the CIS Board and Planning Groups as required.

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Six of our eight directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

Extended - an opportunity for a Kurdish Sorani language man

CIS CVAW Male Project Worker Post – Kurdish, Sorani language (currently funded by Scottish Government, Delivering Equally Safe grant) Length of post: 2 years, then subject to further funding

Salary: £9,200 a year (pro rata of £23,000 a year) Hours of work: 14 hours a week, Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, with time off in lieu for occasional evening or weekend working

Place of work: CIS office, Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS and from home by arrangement and as Scottish Government guidelines

Responsible to: Challenging Violence Against Women Project Manager

The aim of this post is to provide information on Challenging Violence Against Women in general and particularly on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Honour Based Violence (HBV) to men of Kurdish descent and other relevant communities, to:

• Raise awareness in BME communities of human rights and responsibilities

• Raise awareness among men about Violence Against Women in general and on FGM and its consequences in particular

• Motivate men to participate in combating FGM, GBV and HBV among their families and communities,

• Reduce FGM, GBV and HBV’s prevalence and practise

Community InfoSource has secured funding from Scottish Government’s Delivering Equally Safe grant for our Challenging Violence Against Women Project for a Kurdish Sorani language speaker, for a 14 hours a week post until September 2023. This is in partnership with Saheliya. Please note, there will be spoken and written Sorani language test as part of the interview Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Six of our eight directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

The aim of this post is to

• plan, organise and coordinate all ASH volunteering recruitment, opportunities, activities and training

• manage and support ASH volunteers

• take forward casework and representation for asylum seekers requiring help with housing and other related issues

• signpost asylum seekers to other services in CIS and other organisations as required

• contribute to ideas and activities for campaigning for asylum seekers

• coordinate the data collection and reporting for the ASH project and contribute to reports to funders about the Project

• liaise with, service and report to the ASH Planning Group as required.

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and support them to put their own ideas into action. Seven of our nine directors have lived experience of the asylum and immigration system and others have worked in this field. CIS has secured funding for this job from the Scottish Government’s New Scots Refugee Integration fund, Agnes Hunter Trust and Baillie Gifford Foundation.

Responsible to: W-ASH Project

CIS is looking for an Administrator with previous experience of providing administrative support in a charity setting and in supporting a wide range of administrative roles including basic financial administration. The person needs to be organised, able to work well with others in a small team and be committed to a human rights ethos and to CIS’s values.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification.

The aim of this post is to provide administrative support to the Chief Executive and to the Finance Officer, to ensure the smooth running of the administrative systems within the organisation.

Community InfoSource has secured funding, from The Robertson Trust and Volant Charitable Trust for this post. The post is for 21 hours a week for a year, from December 2022 and thereafter subject to funding.

Responsible to: CIS Chief Executive

Community InfoSource (CIS) is looking for a key person with a passion for working to enable asylum seekers and refugees to know and secure their housing rights and have access to safe and dignified housing. The person should have experience of project management, people management, fundraising, budgeting and project financial monitoring, as well as knowledge of and experience of working with asylum seekers within the UK asylum system. The person should be committed to a human rights ethos and to CIS’s values.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification.

The aim of this post is to coordinate and manage the successful delivery and development of CIS’s Women and Asylum Seeker Housing project, including ensuring project planning, staff, fundraising and budget management, coordinating team delivery and team meetings, and supporting the fundraising and sustainability of the project.

Community InfoSource has secured funding from Glasgow City Council’s Communities Fund and from The Robertson Trust, for this post. The post is for 21 hours a week for 18 months from March 2023 and thereafter subject to further successful fundraising.

Responsible to: CIS Chief Executive Officer

CIS is looking for a man with an understanding of the additional and specific human rights issues faced by black and minority ethnic women in Scotland, who speaks a West African language fluently, has experience of supporting human rights in Scotland or another country either through paid or voluntary work, and who is committed to tackling violence against women.

The aim of this post is to provide information on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other forms of violence against women and girls, to men in specific BME communities in order to raise awareness among men in these communities of women and girls’ human rights and responsibilities, the consequences of FGM and other forms of violence against women and girls and to motivate men to combat all these forms of violence so that their prevalence and practice is reduced.

Community InfoSource has secured funding, from the Scottish Government’s Delivering Equally Safe fund and from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Improving Lives, for our Challenging Violence Against Women (CVAW) Project. This project aims to challenge all forms of violence against women and girls through working with men in communities affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The post is for 21 hours a week for a year, from February 2023 and thereafter subject to funding.

Length of post: 1 year, then subject to further funding