Benefits Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for a tenacious, compassionate and empathetic individual to provide welfare benefits advice to people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

The successful candidate will focus on maximising income by completing welfare benefit entitlement checks and providing support to make the relevant claims and challenge decisions where applicable. The candidate will help support a team of volunteers to support with various functions.

The role requires excellent attention to detail, exceptional organisation and communication skills and the ability to accurately maintain comprehensive case notes and produce reports in line with contractual deadlines. The ability to work independently and be flexible to accommodating the changing demands of the service is a must. Previous experience working within the advice or benefits sector is desirable but not essential., Disability Confident
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

As an employee of Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire you will be eligible for our attractive package which includes 24 days annual leave (Pro Rata), public holidays, flexible working and a 4% employer contribution pension (in line with auto-enrolment rules).