Welfare & Benefits Support Assistant

3 weeks ago


Halifax, United Kingdom Calderdale Council Full time

Application closing date
16/01/2023
- Location
Halifax
- Salary
Salary: Scale 1c-3; scp 3-6, £20,812 - £21,968 per annum (Career Graded)
- Package
37 hours per week, Fixed term contract for 12 months
- Job category/type
Council
- Job description**Post Ref: CC460**
- Please note: Priority applicants will be seen in the first instance.- Do you want to help in providing financial support for Calderdale residents?- The Welfare and Benefits Service is responsible for the delivery of Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Free School Meals, Discretionary Housing Payments, Blue Badges, Welfare Assistance and Household Support Fund.- This role is specifically to make discretionary awards for Household Support Fund payments.Customer focussed, enthusiastic with a can-do attitude
- Able to consistently follow instructions and procedures
- Confident to decide eligibility against set criteria
- Able to work accurately and remain focused to ensure targets are met
- A confident communicator
- Able to contribute to the wider service in making things happen
- Committed to promoting maximisation of benefit take up
- The post has flexible working arrangements and is mainly home working based with occasional office attendance.- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.**Closing Date: 16th January 2023**

**Interview Date: 25th January 2023**
- We may utilise digital interview methods. On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change. - We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.


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