Advisor Caseworker Jobs in Barnet, Greater London
Funded By: City Bridge Foundation
Citizens Advice Southwark has been awarded funding by City Bridge Foundation to provide a welfare benefits advice service for Southwark residents and we are now seeking to recruit a full time welfare benefits caseworker.
The caseworker will be based between our two main offices in Peckham and Walworth and will assist with raising awareness and completing benefit claims, advocating on behalf of clients and submitting reviews and appeals. The caseworker will also train a team of volunteers to increase capacity and expertise and will act in a consultancy role for generalist advisers and frontline workers in other agencies in the borough.
To be successful you will need:
· At least one year’s full time (or part time equivalent) paid or unpaid recent experience of advice work.
·An in-depth knowledge of welfare benefits including those related to disability and sickness.
·To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
Closing date: 9.00 am Wednesday 17th April 2024
Interviews: Monday 22nd April 2024
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking to recruit an Immigration Administrator to support the smooth running of our Immigration service. This is an exciting role that will provide high quality support to a team of solicitors and immigration advisors to ensure that our clients receive strong representation to resolve their immigration status. You will be the first point of contact for key stakeholders, provide a positive and supportive welcome to all clients and conduct a regular telephone triage service to ensure that the centre is identifying the clients that are in most need of our support. You will also ensure that client records are kept up to date and documentation securely stored on our InForm Salesforce and SharePoint systems.
Please refer to the job description for further information. In your cv and cover letter, please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us. You must account for any gaps in your employment history.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Centre requires job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Employment & Discrimination Solicitor/Caseworker - 12 months maternity cover
Salary £32,000-£35,000 per annum pro rata depending on experience.
Closing date – Friday 5th April 2024 (23:59)
Cambridge House is looking for motivated people who are willing to go the extra mile to create a more just society. Our innovative London-based charity has been tackling poverty, social inequity, and social injustice since 1889. We provide a range of services that are designed to improve people’s lives as well as transform society through research and social action.
Our team is very diverse in terms of cultural diversity and lived experience, the roles combine office-based and remote working, and we offer staff a range of competitive benefits.
Our Employment and Discrimination Solicitor/Caseworker is a part-time role for 12 months maternity cover and is responsible for the provision of high quality advice and assistance to users of the Law Centre.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience and expert knowledge of employment and discrimination law.
- Be experienced in Employment Tribunal Practice and Procedure.
- Have the ability to act on service users instructions in negotiating on settlement agreements.
- Be client focused with a results orientated approach and a commitment to our corporate vision.
We value diversity and warmly encourage applications from disabled and LGBTQIA+ people, candidates who share lived experiences with our service users, and people from Black, Asian and ethnically minoritised communities.
For more information and a recruitment pack please visit our website . Applicants are required to submit a CV , supporting statement and down load and complete the crimnal declaration forms and diversity forms on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice Waltham Forest has an exciting opportunity on their successful Debt Free Advice Team for an experienced Debt Advice Caseworker. We have been part of the wider Debt Free Advice partnership for over a decade and have success in delivering high quality debt advice to local residents who are facing financial difficulties. The demand for the service in light of the cost of living crisis has increased substantially over recent years and we are looking to expand our team.
We are seeking an experienced debt advice caseworker who has a proven track record in helping and assisting clients facing financial difficulties and providing creative solutions to help alleviate their challenges in a sensitive and supportive role. They will have an awareness of having successfully provided debt advice in a regulated environment.
The successful candidate would be expected to work a hybrid model of delivery - in an office environment, outreach sessions as well as home based. They would be expected to provide advice via omni-channels such as face to face, telephone and email advice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.