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Location

Croydon, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

Paralegal - RCN02382

Legal Services | RCN Croydon Office with hybrid working | £39,252 - pro rata(including outer London weighting of £2547)

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

Paralegal
Immigration Advice, RCN Croydon Office with hybrid working, 17.5 hours per week, 6-month fixed term contract (long-term absence cover)

Salary range: £36,705 per annum pro rata + outer London weighting of £2,547 per annum pro rata*

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers, and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.

We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.

As an Immigration Advice Team Paralegal, you will offer a first point of contact to RCN members requiring assistance with Immigration issues, and to assist Immigration Advisers.

It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from organising member appointments in the Immigration Team diary to providing initial advice and support to RCN members. It's a great way to build your knowledge of our work and develop your potential. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone with the right skills to develop their career within a professional and nurturing environment. The post holder will also provide a high standard of support for the Immigration Advice Team.

As well as exceptional customer service, to join us you’ll need to be highly organised and able to work within tight deadlines and have excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office packages and virtual meeting platforms, e.g. MS Teams, Zoom. You will also need excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high level of attention to detail. You will also need to be a strong team player.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better, and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.

What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work-life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all your working time. Equally, no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by discussing with the recruiting manager.

Our selection process

Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sophia Barrett-Mlangeni, Senior Immigration Adviser and Solicitor on [email protected]

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact [email protected]

Opening date: 27 February 2024

Closing date: 11.59 pm on 11 March 2024

Assessment & interview date: 21 March 2024

Interview date: 21/03/2024

Contracted hours: 17.5

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