Activities Support Worker at Rainbow Haven

Rainbow Haven are a community service for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants needing support. Rainbow Haven have two drop-in days a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, where they welcome people to their centre and offer advice and information, hot lunches, and activities, and they have some activities on Wednesdays.  

On each drop-in day 60 or more people visit the centre so it can get very busy. People come from many different countries and speak many languages. Rainbow Haven aim to provide a friendly space where they can relax while they wait for information and support, and enjoy social and educational activities.

The placement role – Activities Support Worker
Rainbow Haven is excited to advertise the placement role for the second time. The person will work closely with the Activities and Volunteer Coordinator, who will provide a really good welcome, support and supervision. Over time, the job will involve taking on greater levels of responsibility for the activities and all the tasks involved in making things run smoothly.  

Rainbow Haven are especially hoping to receive applications from people who have lived experience of migration and the immigration system, and who want an opportunity to gain useful skills and experience that will support them to apply for other paid work in future.

There will be opportunities during the 9 months to help plan new activities and events such as parties and celebrations.

Essential information for applicants

• This is a paid placement role based at Rainbow Haven’s Centre in Gorton, East Manchester.
• This role is designed to provide useful work experience and the chance to learn new skills in a friendly and supportive workplace. We are strongly encouraging applications from people with lived experience of migration and the immigration system and who are unemployed or underemployed at the moment.
• Rainbow Haven will provide a good introduction to the role, with support to learn how to do all the tasks well, and access to training.
• It is a fixed term post lasting 9 months.
• It is for 14 hours a week, and the main working days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 hours per day between 9am and 4.30pm. There is potential for shorter hours across more days, please let us know your availability.
• The pay is the Real Living Wage, £12 an hour.  
• Rainbow Haven are hoping that if you are successful you can start the role as soon as possible.

Applicants should read the attached information and send applications to: [email protected]

If you have any questions about the role or how to apply email [email protected]

You will be informed if you have been selected to come for an interview by 4 March.
If you are invited to come for an interview, Rainbow Haven will offer you the chance to visit their centre on 5 or 7 March and can reimburse travel costs for the visit and the interview.

Interviews will be on 11 March.