Member - Volunteers needed on the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) Scotland and Northern Ireland Short Term Holding Facilities (STHF).
- Body
- Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)
- Appointing Department
- Ministry of Justice
- Sectors
- Judicial, Prison & Policing, Prison & Policing, Regulation
- Location
- Glasgow Airport - PA3 2TD; Glasgow festival court - G51 1DH; Glasgow Prestwick Airport - KA9 2PL; Edinburgh Airport - EH12 9DN; Aberdeen Airport - AB21 7DU; Prestwick Airport - KA9 2PL; Larne House (NI) - BT40 1UR; Drumkeen House (NI) - BT8 6TB
- Skills required
- Regulation
- Number of Vacancies
- 5 vacancies
- Remuneration
- Unremunerated though reasonable expenses will be re-imbursed.
- Time Requirements
- Approx. 2 to 3 visits per month although this may be slightly higher during the first year of training and this can be flexible depending on the needs of the Board and the individual. Members are expected to attend monthly Board Meetings,
- Closing Date
- 30/10/2022 0000
- Interviews
- TBC. (We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews).
Vacancy Description
We are currently looking for new volunteers to join Scotland and Northern Ireland IMB STHF Board, to help to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained for those detained in Immigration Holding Facilities.
Person Specification
Applicants do not need any special qualifications or experience; however, you will need to undertake Counter Terrorism Checks (CTC) if successful. We will provide all necessary training and support. Candidates need to be over 18 years of age and live within approx. 40 miles, or a reasonable travel time, of your nearest facility. You need to be enthusiastic, open-minded, possess effective communication skills and have the ability to exercise sound, objective judgment.
Additional Information
Scotland and Northern Ireland IMB Short Term Holding Facilities monitor four Scottish Airports, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Prestwick, Immigration Reporting centres at Glasgow and Belfast and the holding rooms within the Larne Residential Short-Term Holding Facilities (RSTHFs). The role of a STHF IMB is to monitor and report on the welfare of people in immigration custody through observation of their treatment and of the premises in which they are held. You may also be called upon to monitor an immigration reporting centre and, if monitoring an airport, the welfare of people being removed from the country. Inside every Detention Facility there is an IMB – a group of ordinary members of the public doing an extraordinary job. IMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 3 days per month depending on the needs of the Board and the individual. Members are the eyes and ears of Ministers and monitor the day-to-day life in Detention Facilities to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. Your background can be as a student, a person of working age or retired. We welcome applications from people over 18 and are particularly keen to hear from those of working age and individuals from black and minority ethnic communities, since these groups are under-represented on the existing Boards. The role is about ensuring standards of fairness and decency and is always rewarding, educational and challenging. Please click on www.imb.org.uk to find out how being an IMB Member can benefit you.
How to Apply
applicants can find further information and apply online via the IMB website https://www.imb.org.uk/join-now/current-vacancies/ Reference Number: 1278/IDE/2022 (to be quoted in all correspondence and on application form)