Benefits Advisor

As a Customer Income Advisor you'll provide our customers with budgeting and welfare benefit advice. This will include completing Income and Expenditure statements, giving budgeting advice, benefit & grant applications, and signposting for additional support. You'll be working with partners both internally and externally including Housing benefit, Department of Works and Pensions and independent money, debt or legal advice services.

An up to date working knowledge of the benefits system
Experience of supporting customers to complete statements and applications
The ability to work with internal and external partners to achieve the best outcome for the customer
Experience of supporting vulnerable customers with kindness and empathy
Effective decision-making skills, a diplomatic and confidential approach and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
As you'll need to travel in this role, having a car and full driving licence is essential.

A DBS check will also be undertaken for the successful candidate.

What we can offer you

As a member of the Customer Accounts Team you will be part of a friendly, dedicated and supportive working environment.

We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation., Disability Confident
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We are now the 6th largest housing association by size - with almost 3000 colleagues, over 82,000 homes and over 210,000 customers across London and the South.

While we're a not-for-profit organisation with every penny reinvested in homes and services, we are also a major business. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign. Have a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

£450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
Flexible working
25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
Life cover as soon as you join us
You will be a part of our Recognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers
A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
A wide selection of other benefits available