Welfare Advice and Debt Support Income Maximisation

3 weeks ago


Enfield, United Kingdom Enfield Council Full time

**x1 Fixed Term / Secondment Post until the 1st March 2025**

We have an exciting opportunity within the Welfare Advice and Debt Support team for an income maximisation officer.

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic and motivated person with strong interpersonal skills and a good knowledge of welfare benefits. You will be required to have good written skills and are eager to learn while working in collaboration with others to get the best outcome for Enfield residents.

Duties will include:

- Identify and assist vulnerable clients to claim welfare benefits, this will include visiting clients in their own homes to complete forms.
- Assisting with benefit reconsiderations and appeals.
- Running campaigns to increase benefit take up.
- Keeping abreast of benefit legislation and changes
- Attending Meetings and Events
- Maintain Good Communication with Team Co Ordinator
- Any other duties as decided by the Team Manager.

**How to apply**:
**1. A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.**

**2. Your CV**

**Contact Details -**

**If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Josephine Mytil on 020 8132 2297 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.**

**Fixed Term post/Secondment Opportunity - Until the 1st March 2025**

Secondments are the temporary loan of an employee from one part of the organisation to another part of the organisation and rely on the secondee to return to their substantive position on completion of the secondment.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click **here **to find out more.

**Why it's great to work for Enfield Council**:

- An excellent pension through the **Local Government Pension Scheme** (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers



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