Ask The Experts: how do I secure a role working with refugees or co-ordinating disaster relief?

More advice from our panel of three social work experts in response to your career dilemmas

By Kirsty Ayakwah on April 8, 2025 in Workforce

Photos of three women side by side, who are named below as Lorna Boreland Kelly, Kayleigh Rose Evans and Claire Barcham. Above the photos are the words 'I'm an adults' socila worker. How do I secure a role working with refugees or co-ordinating disaster relief?' under the heading 'Ask the Experts'

Our ask the experts panel, Lorna Boreland Kelly, Kayleigh Rose Evans and Claire Barcham

In this episode, hear Dame Lorna Boreland-Kelly, Claire Barcham and Kayleigh Rose Evans respond to a question we received asking how an adults’ social worker can secure a role working with refugees or co-ordinating disaster relief.

This episode is hosted by Kirsty Ayakwah, senior careers editor at Community Care. If you have a question you’d like our experts to answer or if you felt their advice has helped you secure your next social work role, we want to hear from you.

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