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Welfare Benefits Adviser

Essential Employment
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Croydon, Surrey CR0 5RD

Salary

£20.92 - £8,223 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

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  • A Welfare Benefits Officer is needed to work in Croydon, offering a pay rate of £20.92 per hour.
  • The position is full-time and temporary, focusing on providing comprehensive welfare benefits casework services for tenants.
  • Key responsibilities include promoting the take-up of various benefit entitlements through home visits and outreach sessions.
  • The officer will also prepare cases for representation at benefit tribunals by researching relevant laws and seeking specialist advice.
  • Candidates are expected to have relevant experience, though the job listing does not specify a required number of years.

Welfare Benefits Officer needed to work in Croydon Paying  £20.92 per hr ref 8223

Full time hours on a temporary basis

  • Providing a full welfare benefits casework service for Tenants which will include all available welfare benefits and tax credits, including disability benefits and other sources of financial help, such as applying for charitable grants, energy efficiency support, travel costs and health costs.
  • The post holder will encourage full take-up of the wide range of benefit entitlements by means of home visits and outreach advice sessions in a variety of locations
  • To initiate, develop and promote targeted take up campaigns for residents, devising appropriate publicity to service users and help complete all appropriate benefit claim forms
  • To prepare cases for representation and benefit tribunal's by researching and applying relevant law and case law and seeking more specialist advice where needed.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to  quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.