Caseworkers

1) Full time (5 days per week)
Starting Salary £28,771 pa inc. ILW + pension

2) Part time (3 days per week)
Starting Salary £17,263 pa inc. ILW + pension

Do you have at least three years' experience of specialist advice work, excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to work with sensitive issues? Are you passionate about social justice and making a difference? Do you want to be part of the small casework team who help, support and advise bereaved families and contribute to working on the policy issues arising?

This is a unique opportunity to become a caseworker with a particular focus on deaths in custody. In identifying the policy issues that arise from casework you will assist in raising public awareness about a crucial human rights issue. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing a career in law, human rights or advice work.

Duties will include: working with bereaved people offering advice and support; liaising with lawyers, advisors and investigators; attending inquests; keeping up to date records; analysing and summarising relevant information for use in case studies, briefings and reports. You will be expected to assist in day-to-day admin at INQUEST, attending staff and other relevant meetings. Successful applicants will have: a background in advice work; excellent oral and written communications skills; a commitment to working for social justice; a general awareness of the issues relating to deaths in custody; excellent IT and office skills and good organisational abilities.

Making an application

Closing date for the above posts is 12 noon Friday 10 September 2010

You should submit completed application forms only, without covering letters or CVs enclosed, either by post to INQUEST, 89-93 Fonthill Road, London N4 3JH in an envelope marked "Caseworker application," or by email here. We prefer to send and receive applications electronically wherever possible.

INQUEST will only contact candidates who are shortlisted for interview for the above posts. Applicants for the Caseworker post advertised in February 2010 need not apply.

INQUEST is an equal opportunities employer.