Benefits Advisor

3 weeks ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom NFP People Limited Full time

Benefits Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Advisor to join a team at their Nottingham centre on a 12-month contract to provide comprehensive advice and help people access available benefits and other sources of financial help.

Position: Benefits Advisor

Location: Nottingham

Hours: Full-time, Fixed-term - 12 months

**Salary**: £28,048 - £36,290 (DOE)

Closing Date: Sunday 20th August 2023 at 11pm

About the Role

The Benefits Advisor role will advise and assist people to access available benefits and other sources of financial help. This support may be provided on a 'drop-in' basis and through a programme of booked appointments. You will be responsible for liaising with other statutory and voluntary bodies as required.

You will also have responsibility for creating the conditions for maintaining ongoing relationships with people accessing the centre, and in collaboration with colleagues for enabling people to access all aspects of Maggie's programme to ensure ongoing and effective cancer support.

Key responsibilities of the Benefits Advisor include:
*You will advise and help people get access to available benefits and other sources of financial help, assisting in the completion of benefits claims and maximising an individual's income.
*You will provide comprehensive advice on benefits using a variety of different mechanisms.
*You will have good analytical skills, the ability to understand and summarise complex issues and to develop working relationships for the benefit of income maximisation.
*You will have the ability to work on your own initiative to effectively manage a busy caseload, working when necessary, in partnership with other agencies when handling complex cases.

About You

To succeed in the role of Benefits Advisor, your key skills will include:
*Degree educated in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
*At least 2 years' experience in providing welfare benefits and money advice.
*The ability to think about and understand health related concerns within the wider context of an individual's life experience, family, and social context.
*A warm, empathetic manner with excellent communication and listening skills.
*Able to write clear and concise reports.

About the Organisation

The employer is an independent charity - but their centres are beside major cancer hospitals across the UK and they have excellent relationships with their partner hospitals. Their workshops, courses, one-to-one and group support help people to change the way they live with cancer.

The organisation focuses on the things that really make a difference, like money worries, help with stress and depression, managing side effects and relationship and family support. Their support has been shown to improve physical and emotional well-being and to help people take control when cancer turns life upside down.

You may have experience in areas such as include Welfare Advisor, Debt Advisor, Benefits Advisor, Benefit, Debt & Money Advisor, Debt Recovery Advisor, Debt Service Coordinator and Adviser, IVA Advisor, Senior Advisor, Housing Advisor, People Advisor, General Advice Caseworker, Community Coordinator, Community Action Worker, Telephone Advisor, Operations Executive, Caseworker Supervisor, Senior Benefits Manager, Benefits Lead, Social Welfare Adviser etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation


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