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The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Caseworker Role
We’re excited to lead a pan-Wales Financial Health and Wellbeing Service funded through our Macmillan partnership to directly help people with a cancer diagnosis.
We're recruiting experienced Welfare Benefits Caseworkers across areas in Wales in the Hywel Dda & Cwm Taf University Health Boards for a 3 year Fixed Term contract.
With your expert and specialist knowledge and experience in the Welfare Benefits advice area you’ll be able to apply this within the cancer community at a crucial time for these individuals to meet their needs.
You'll need to be available to attend an Assessment Centre in Cardiff week commencing 20th April for a 1st June start date
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Caseworker Role Details
Covering the Hywel Dda or the Cwm Taf University Health Board this is an important and meaningful advice role in the cancer community for an experienced Welfare Benefits Caseworker. Managing a fully triaged caseload of welfare benefits clients across your specific area when it comes to cancer you’ll put your existing expert welfare benefits knowledge to good use, so your clients receive their full benefits and entitlements.
Your work is mainly done over the phone but may also be in person or digitally where you’ll be delivering a casework management and advice service for people with a cancer diagnosis and providing all the necessary support.
You’ll receive your referrals through your colleagues delivering the first contact element of the service. These referrals will contain full details of the advice needs ready for you to action the next steps. You’d also be required to independently build professional partner working relationships to support your role across the University Health Board as we grow the service.
What’s key is our service user experience is slick, professional and personable whether that’s with partners or services users. You’ll be supporting and advising your own caseload of clients with a chronic cancer condition or a life-limiting cancer prognosis so knowledge of working with people with disabilities, people too ill to work or in a distressing situation is something you can comfortably manage in a targeted environment.
It’s a rewarding welfare benefits job working with people with a cancer diagnosis. It’s one where you’ll make an immediate difference through your practical and sound advice, existing customer service skills and knowledge and experience in the welfare benefits area.
Whilst we offer flexible home working options, we require your ability to commute across your specific University Health Board (Hywel Dda or Cwm Taf) and to our Cardiff Head Office when necessary with Head Office working welcomed. For example, you’ll need to be flexible to commute to Cardiff with a higher concentration of days during your induction and probation period for training and team interaction on at least a monthly basis or across your University Health Board for partnership working.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Caseworker Fit
We’re looking for a relationship builder and a team player who is an expert in this type of benefits advice field. You can comfortably manage a busy caseload, glean key information and tailor your communication style in a common sense and logical approach. You’re a detailed and analytical thinker who handles sensitive conversations and emotions well and with resilience.
It’s not just in doing the nuts and bolts of the job but how you go about it that matters just as much.
Making a difference for people affected by cancer is at the heart of what we do. Our values are our guiding principles in how we go about doing that in the way we think, go about work and interact with people and across teams.
Solution solving with a collaborative and open mind, being inclusive and super supportive and team focused means you’ll fit in well. You work in a way that can adapt to dealing with curve balls and know when to ask for help all whilst keeping on top of the day to day to keep focus on what’s important to achieve our shared goals
If you’re an adaptable and motivated person who’s proud to deliver quality work, has a people focused attitude and is excited to be part of our work we’d love to hear from you.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Caseworker Skills
If you're seasoned in this area we’d love to see your application demonstrating how your skills or experience match the job role essentials and understand your motivation behind your application and what you’d bring to the team.
To be great in this role you’re skilled with:
- The expert Welfare Benefits advice knowledge & customer service capabilities -you confidently know and can explain your stuff and help others well taking on feedback
- Producing well managed and quality work on time – you’re careful and double check your work, manage your own time independently and are results focused to get a job done well within a deadline
- A flexible approach to working – your attitude’s good when there’s pressure to deliver and you adapt to the flow of work recognising where you need to change your focus
- Being collaborative, team and people focused – you know how to deliver great customer service. You work well with your colleagues to help them, listen to others’ ideas and put forward your own ones and demonstrate how you treat customers, so they feel valued
- Solution solving – you’ve a positive and resilient attitude looking for the best options in any situation or challenge things appropriately when coming up with a new idea or have a suggestion
At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re guided in all that we do by our core values. These are: Collaborative, Integrity, Innovative, Respectful and Inclusive. We’re dedicated to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. This means that whatever your background you’ll have an equal opportunity with us.
With our commitment to safeguarding the successful candidate’s role is eligible for an enhanced DBS check (Adults)
Applying is easy, just click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the page and follow the online process. If you’d like any help with your application or to discuss any adjustments you may need please contact our People Team.
We are here for everyone affected by cancer We offer information, advice and specialist support to everyone who needs it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Administrator Role
We’re excited to lead a pan-Wales Financial Health and Wellbeing Service funded through our Macmillan partnership to directly help people with a cancer diagnosis and a recruiting Administrators.
With your expert admin skills and experience you’ll be able to apply them within the cancer community at a crucial time for these individuals as an Administrator in this Service and join us for a 3 year Fixed Term contract.
We’ve full time hours available (35 per week) and are open to part time working or job share opportunities for the right candidates.
Cardiff Head Office working a minimum of one day a week is required. We support flexibility and home and hybrid working options supported with Head Office working welcomed.
You'll need to be available to attend a Cardiff Assessment Centre week commencing 20th April for a 1st June start date.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Administrator Role Details
An important and meaningful office admin role keeping the wheels turning for this Advice service when it comes to all thing’s admin, processes and procedures. It’s not just any admin role doing data entry and computer work but very customer focused too and involving phone work. It’s a varied, busy and meaningful admin job so is something you may relish if you match our values, can work in a busy office team environment and have the admin skills to be a top performer.
What’s key is our service user customer experience is slick, professional and personable and our Advice service have the important admin support required.
You’ll have an instant impact as you represent the Advice service often being the person that takes the first call, referral or enquiry into the service from someone affected by cancer. This may be from a cancer medical professional or someone going through cancer personally at any point from diagnosis. This means our administrators are professional people, they get the important information right from the outset and handle sensitive calls and communication with care and understanding showing resilience and reliability.
You’ll work in an organised way on IT systems and capture information on spreadsheets, scanning forms, inputting data, sending forms and calling our cancer service users with updates and collecting key information from them. It means as a first point of contact, you’re an independent and sensible thinker who has focus and confidence and can adapt to the type of work needed.
It’s a busy, involved and varied role where you’ll work as part of a team, responding to the workload and keeping focus on shared goals and adapting to priorities.
The role requires a minimum weekly attendance at our Cardiff Head office where you’ll work closely with team members, meet and greet visitors, handle post, receive and make calls and perform admin duties. Whilst you can have an option to work from home a lot it’s important you can commute to Cardiff regularly each week with a higher concentration of office time during your induction and probation period for training and team interaction days.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Administrator Role Fit
We’re looking for a team player who’s conscientious and takes pride and care in their work. You can comfortably manage a busy workload and change direction when it’s needed whilst remaining calm and able to think independently.
You’re someone who’s spot on in the details, good on computers, has a great phone manner and can glean key information and tailor your communication style. You’ve got common sense and have a logical approach without being phased by tricky things and bounce back well when things are challenging. It’s not just in doing the nuts and bolts of the job but how you go about it that matters just as much.
Making a difference for people affected by cancer is at the heart of what we do. Our values are our guiding principles in how we go about doing that in the way we think, go about work and interact with people and across teams.
Solution solving with a collaborative and open mind, being inclusive and super supportive and team focused means you’ll fit in well. You work in a way that can adapt to dealing with curve balls and know when to ask for help all whilst keeping on top of the day to day and keeping focus on what’s important to achieve our shared goals
If you’re an adaptable and motivated person who’s proud to deliver quality work, has a people focused attitude and is excited to be part of our work we’d love to hear from you.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits Administrator Role Skills
We’d love to see your application demonstrating how your skills or experience match the job role essentials and understand your motivation behind your application and what you’d bring to the team.
To be great in this role you’re skilled with:
- Great customer service capabilities -you treat everyone respectfully, are willing to go the extra mile and help others and you welcome feedback
- Producing well managed and quality work on time – you’re careful and double check your work, manage your own time independently and are results focused to get a job done well within a deadline
- A flexible approach to working – your attitude’s good when there’s pressure to deliver and you adapt to the flow of work recognising where you need to change your focus
- Being collaborative, team and people focused – you know how to deliver great customer service. You work well with your colleagues to help them, listen to others’ ideas and put forward your own ones and demonstrate how you treat customers, so they feel valued
- Solution solving – you’ve a positive and resilient attitude looking for the best options in any situation or challenge things appropriately when coming up with a new idea or have a suggestion
At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re guided in all that we do by our core values. These are: Collaborative, Integrity, Innovative, Respectful and Inclusive. We’re dedicated to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. This means that whatever your background you’ll have an equal opportunity with us.
With our commitment to safeguarding the successful candidate’s role is eligible for a DBS check (Adults)
Applying is easy, just click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the page and follow the online process. If you’d like any help with your application or to discuss any adjustments you may need please contact our People Team.
We are here for everyone affected by cancer We offer information, advice and specialist support to everyone who needs it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits First Contact Advisor Role
We’re excited to lead a pan-Wales Financial Health and Wellbeing Service funded through our Macmillan partnership to directly help people with a cancer diagnosis.
With your expert specialist knowledge and experience in the Welfare Benefits advice area you’ll be able to apply this within the cancer community at a crucial time for these individuals to meet their needs as a Welfare Benefits First Contact Advisor and join us in a 3 Year Fixed Term Contract.
You'll need to be available to attend a Cardiff Assessment Centre week commencing 20th April for a 1st June start date.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits First Contact Advisor Role Details
This is a first line, important and meaningful holistic information and advice-giving role for an experienced Welfare Benefits Advisor. It’s about using information you collect to provide immediate welfare benefits advice and guidance, and/or refer, escalate and signpost seamlessly to other colleagues and services according to client needs.
It’s a rewarding welfare benefits job working with people with a cancer diagnosis. It’s one where you’ll make an immediate difference through your practical and sound advice, existing customer service skills and knowledge and experience in the welfare benefits area.
The role is primarily home based with Cardiff Head Office working welcome. You’ll need to be flexible to commute to Cardiff as required with a higher concentration of days during your induction and probation period for training and team interaction on at least a monthly basis.
Working as part of a Financial Health and Wellbeing service, you’ll be making a first line assessment to determine urgency and priority for new client referrals gathering key financial and health information. Your work is mainly done over the phone but may also be in person or digitally where you’ll be advising and making decisions on next actions including giving advice to complete your cases, referring on or escalating the most complex cases.
Service referrals may come from cancer medical professionals or self-referrals from cancer patients. What’s important is you understand the whole picture and gather the right level of financial health information to give appropriate financial benefits advice and signpost to other services from the start of the relationship, so all potential cancer support opportunities are handled professionally.
Our service user experience is key, you’ll make sure the way you work is professional and personable and quality. You’ll be supporting and advising your own caseload of clients with a chronic cancer condition or a life-limiting cancer prognosis so knowledge of working with people with disabilities, people too ill to work or in a distressing situation is something you can comfortably manage in a targeted environment.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits First Contact Advisor Fit
We’re looking for a team player who is experienced in this type of benefits advice field. You can comfortably manage a busy caseload, glean key information and tailor your communication style in a common sense and logical approach. It’s not just in doing the nuts and bolts of the job but how you go about it that matters just as much.
Making a difference for people affected by cancer is at the heart of what we do. Our values are our guiding principles in how we go about doing that in the way we think, go about work and interact with people and across teams.
Solution solving with a collaborative and open mind, being inclusive and super supportive and team focused means you’ll fit in well. You work in a way that can adapt to dealing with curve balls and know when to ask for help all whilst keeping on top of the day to day focus on what’s important to achieve our shared goals.
If you’re an adaptable and motivated person who’s proud to deliver quality work, has a people focused attitude and is excited to be part of our work we’d love to hear from you.
The Tenovus Macmillan Welfare Benefits First Contact Advisor Skills
We’d love to see your application demonstrating how your skills or experience match the job role essentials and understand your motivation behind your application and what you’d bring to the team.
To be great in this role you’re skilled with:
- The expert Welfare Benefits advice knowledge & customer service capabilities -you confidently know and can explain your stuff and help others well taking on feedback
- Producing well managed and quality work on time – you’re careful and double check your work, manage your own time independently and are results focused to get a job done well within a deadline
- A flexible approach to working – your attitude’s good when there’s pressure to deliver and you adapt to the flow of work recognising where you need to change your focus
- Being collaborative, team and people focused – you know how to deliver great customer service. You work well with your colleagues to help them, listen to others’ ideas and put forward your own ones and demonstrate how you treat customers, so they feel valued
- Solution solving – you’ve a positive and resilient attitude looking for the best options in any situation or challenge things appropriately when coming up with a new idea or have a suggestion
At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re guided in all that we do by our core values. These are: Collaborative, Integrity, Innovative, Respectful and Inclusive. We’re dedicated to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. This means that whatever your background you’ll have an equal opportunity with us.
With our commitment to safeguarding the successful candidate’s role is eligible for an enhanced DBS check (Adults)
Applying is easy, just click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the page and follow the online process. If you’d like any help with your application or to discuss any adjustments you may need please contact our People Team.
We are here for everyone affected by cancer We offer information, advice and specialist support to everyone who needs it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Team: Research
Location: Remote
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with occasional overnight stays
Salary: Up to £51,443 per year
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Cat Scientist - Emerging Welfare Technology
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Support the development, validation, and practical application of feline welfare data collection tools.
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Coordinate on-site technical logistics and data collection at UK adoption centres, including hardware deployment and software troubleshooting, while designing resilient, internet-enabled monitoring systems.
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Use specialised programming skills to develop and maintain interactive software applications, creating user-friendly mechanisms for stakeholders to interrogate research outputs and inform management decisions.
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Act as technical project lead for the transition of a Markerless Pose Estimation (MPE) system from external academic development into internal pipelines for automated cat behaviour and activity monitoring.
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Lead and support on evidence synthesis projects and associated publications, in order to create robust knowledge bases for shelter, unowned and owned cat welfare and risk factors.
About the Research team:
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The Feline Welfare Research Team are a small but growing team of six scientists, who sit within the wider Cat Welfare department. The team supports the organisation in improving our understanding of feline welfare both on a population and individual basis across a range of disciplines including epidemiology, demography and welfare assessment.
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The team are responsible for providing the charity with scientific expertise.
What we’re looking for in our Cat Scientist - Emerging Welfare Technology:
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Extensive experience undertaking non-invasive animal behaviour and welfare studies, including first-author publications.
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Significant experience in research project design and leadership, including planning, oversight, and completion of projects on time and within budget.
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Experience leading and advising on data-led research and innovation projects to inform animal management or conservation strategies
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Strong programming and statistical data analysis skills including experience of transitioning academic research or coding systems into practical, operational tools to support positive animal health and welfare outcomes
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Solid grasp of research principles and the ability to find, absorb, and apply new analytical techniques
What we can offer you:
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range of health benefits
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26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
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Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
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and much more, which you can learn about
Application closing date: 3rd April 2026
Virtual interview date: 16th and 17th April 2026
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview and presentation
Please email us if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
We are World Horse Welfare. For almost 100 years, we’ve been inspiring people to put the horse at the centre of how we think, act and care for them – in the UK and across the globe. We’ll always be there, committed to improving welfare, whatever it takes. Because every horse matters.
We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic and dynamic fundraiser to join our ambitious Individual Giving team as World Horse Welfare approaches its centenary anniversary. Operating across multiple, dynamic income streams and both offline and online channels, this is a chance to join a high performing team and become a key player who will help fuel our revenue generating efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver multi‑channel fundraising campaigns from concept to evaluation.
- Create engaging supporter communications and sourcing compelling content across the charity.
- Use data insights to monitor campaign performance to guide future activity.
- Support income generation through effective online shop management.
- Help prepare for and attend events as an engaged and informed representative of the charity.
- Work collaboratively with teams and external suppliers to ensure timely, cost‑effective, supporter‑centred delivery.
About you:
This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, is confident across multiple digital platforms and brings creativity and assurance to managing projects. You’ll be a team player who is trusted to contribute and learn quickly, and you’ll have a proven ability to grow income and deliver successful campaigns. With strong copywriting skills grounded in SEO best practice, you’ll use data to guide decisions, analyse trends and leverage social media to support fundraising. You may be required to attend events around the UK, so the ability to travel occasionally is necessary.
What we offer:
- Generous pension scheme and cash health plan.
- Paid employee sickness absence scheme and compassionate leave.
- Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
- Minimum of 31 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown).
World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant for any of our vacancies will be expected to share these values.
World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications for all of our vacancies from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.
Closing date: Sunday 12th of April 2026
World Horse Welfare’s vision is a world where every horse is treated with respect, compassion and understanding.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experience of conditions we represent. We believe that diversity strengthens our work and helps us better support our beneficiaries.
As part of our safer recruitment and safeguarding responsibilities, this role requires a DBS check and professional/character references. We are committed to inclusion and will consider each application fairly.
About you:
This is a terrific opportunity to play a fundamental role as Welfare Grants Manager at Muscular Dystrophy UK.
You will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of the charity’s equipment and housing grants programmes, including the Joseph Patrick Trust (JPT) mobility equipment grants and the Property Impact Fund housing grants.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is a charity that connects a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions, and all the people around them. So everyone can get the healthcare, support and treatments needed to feel good, mentally and physically.
This is an exciting time to join Muscular Dystrophy UK. We recently launched our new 10 year strategy to transform the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Our vision is clear, a world without limits for people with muscle wasting conditions, and we won’t stop until we achieve it.
Values and behaviours:
- A positive attitude and approach that reflect the charity’s values.
- Seek opportunities to contribute to the development of the charity.
- A commitment to and an understanding of disability issues, equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Always demonstrate role model behaviour.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We believe in supporting our people both professionally and personally.
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote wellbeing, work–life balance, and career development. Our offerrange of benefits includes great pension contributions, life insurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, employee assistance programme, instant retail and events discounts, and much more...
Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, London SE1)
Closing date:Wednesday, 8th April 2026
Interview: Shortlised candidates are likely to be contacted during the week commencing Monday 13th April, with interviews expected to take place within the same week
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Talking Money is looking for a compassionate, creative problem solver to join our team of dedicated specialist debt and welfare benefits advisers.
You will help people on low incomes build financial security by providing clear, compassionate and high-quality welfare benefits and debt advice and casework. You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and partners to strengthen people’s confidence, understanding and capability and to identifying barriers within local systems (for example, within the local authority) and contributing to efforts to reduce these.
Your work will be rooted in a person-centred approach—flexible, respectful and tailored to each individual. Everything you do will help us deliver our organisational purpose:
“Help me with my money worries, in a way that suits me, so that I can get on with my life.”
About Talking Money
Talking Money is an independent charity providing free, expert money advice across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Demand for our services continues to rise.
Our approach is:
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Integrated: addressing debt, benefits, energy/fuel poverty, income and wellbeing together.
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Person-centred: psychologically informed, strengths-based and empowering.
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Practical and impactful: securing income gains, writing off unmanageable debts, preventing eviction, reducing stress and anxiety and improving knowledge and confidence.
We are looking for someone with:
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Strong experience delivering welfare benefits advice and casework to people facing financial hardship.
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Passion for improving the lives of the people who we work with.
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A willingness to learn debt advice to a generalist level.
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Commitment to working collaboratively with colleagues and clients.
Hours: 30 – 37.5 hours a week (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)
Contract term: Permanent
Location: Hybrid working negotiable but majority of time in office is required to deliver advice as part of a supporting, collaborative team.
Salary: Grade 5 SCP 19-25 (approx. £32,000 - £35,000 FTE for FY26-27)
Reporting to: Leadership Team
Holiday entitlement: 25 days FTE pro rata (rising to 30 days after 5 years) + bank holidays.
Before You Apply
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of from minoritised ethnic communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
At Talking Money, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles and lived experience goes a long way. Still not sure? Talk to someone at Talking Money about the role to see if it sounds like something you would be great at doing: telephone Nick Leaman on 07496 441 494 or email (see application method for address)
Access
Do get in touch if you would like any of this information in another format, or if you would like to apply in another format.
If you are shortlisted, Talking Money will work with candidates to ensure their access needs are met during the interview process and will ensure access requirements are not a factor in decision making.
Application Process
To apply please email your CV and cover letter (max of 2 sides of A4) to our recruitment address (see application method for details)
If you have queries about the role, please contactNick Leaman by email or telephone 07496 441 494.
Application Timeline
Applications close: 17.30pm on Sunday 12th April
Shortlisting: Monday 13th April
Interviews:Tuesday 21st April
To empower and enable people to tackle financial challenges through advice, financial education and support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced Welfare Rights Adviser who is passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives? Citizens Advice Cheshire West is looking for a skilled and committed Welfare Rights Caseworker to join our dedicated team. In this role, you will provide specialist benefits advice and casework to clients across Cheshire West, helping people navigate complex welfare systems, maximise their income and access the support they are entitled to at some of the most challenging times in their lives.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the local community by providing specialist welfare benefits advice and casework to clients across Cheshire West. You will support people to access the benefits they are entitled to, helping to maximise income and improve financial stability.
The role involves managing complex welfare benefits cases, preparing detailed written submissions, negotiating with third parties and, in exceptional circumstances, representing clients at tribunal.
This is a hybrid role with time spent working from home and from our offices in Winsford and Chester, alongside outreach work across the Cheshire West area. Due to the nature of the role, extensive travel is required and access to your own transport is essential.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide specialist advice and casework across the full range of welfare benefits.
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Prepare written submissions and supporting evidence for reviews, welfare benefits appeals and tribunals.
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Act on behalf of clients by negotiating with relevant organisations and drafting correspondence.
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Represent clients at tribunals where appropriate.
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Ensure clients receive the benefits they are entitled to, supporting income maximisation.
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Maintain accurate case records and statistical information using our case management systems.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues and external agencies to support clients.
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Contribute to research and campaigns work by highlighting issues affecting clients.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
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Has recent welfare rights casework experience within Citizens Advice or a similar third sector organisation.
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Has experience preparing high-quality written submissions for welfare benefit appeals and tribunals.
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Has excellent written communication and negotiation skills.
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Can manage a complex caseload in an organised and structured way.
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Understands the challenges faced by vulnerable clients.
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Is able to work flexibly to meet service needs.
Desirable:
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Experience of representing clients at tribunal.
Why Join Us?
This is a rewarding opportunity to use your welfare rights expertise to make a genuine difference to people facing financial hardship and complex benefit challenges. If you are committed to delivering high-quality advice and want to work as part of a supportive and values-driven team, we encourage you to apply and help us support communities across Cheshire West.
We Offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible
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Enhanced holiday and sick pay entitlement
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A strong focus on staff health and wellbeing
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Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
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Health benefits package
We advise, support and empower people to improve their lives providing the best, impartial advice and influencing policy for a more equal society
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a Grant making Charity that helps individuals and dependants who are not able to work due to illness, injury and or infirmity. We help people across the industry, although, any applicant needs to have worked within the entertainment industry for at least seven years. In addition to our main fund we also offer emergency crisis grants and benefits advice and support. The Fund plays a leading role in Acting for Others, a charity made up of a network of theatrical charities aimed at fundraising to provide support to people in the profession who are experiencing difficulties.
We are a charity that also owns and manages a multi-tenant building in London, providing space to other charities, and businesses. As landlords, we’re responsible for the day-to-day running of the building, co-ordinating maintenance and looking after our service maintained offices on the 2nd floor.
The Royal Theatrical Fund is a Charity incorporated with a Royal Charter. The charity was established by Charles Dickens in 1839, a new Royal Charter with a wider remit was granted in 1974.
The anticipated split between the areas of work 70% grant applications, 20% office management, and 10% fund raising activities.
Duties and Key responsibilities:
- The role will be to co-ordinate the grant-making operations, working closely with the Grant Manager/Welfare Advisor in processing all Grants and collating all relevant information for presentation at the Fund’s monthly Board meeting.
- Dealing with general enquiries for support and assisting people to apply, offering a friendly supportive ear to people who call.
- Entering Information on the database.
- Assisting in the management of the building, monitoring and ensuring all health & safety policies are followed, including managing cleaning and maintenance companies.
- Assisting with the events including Acting for Others fundraising activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential-
Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
Numeracy skills to be able to assess income and expenditure and handle budgets
Strong time management and organisational skills
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Understanding of data protection legislation and the principles of confidentiality
Experience of using CRM databases
Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Experience of working in a grant making charity
Understanding of the difficulties faced by people on a low income
Desirable-
Experience of using Beacon CRM/Salesforce
Experience of working in the entertainment industry.
Other Requirements-
Satisfactory DBS check
Willingness to work on occasions outside of normal office hours
Benefits:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays per annum (pro rata)
Normal Hours: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Benenden Health Care Insurance
Pension: Peoples Pension Company contribution 5%
Start Date: Immediately (subject to pre-employment checks)
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, WC1
About Citizens Advice Camden
Citizens Advice Camden is a well-respected local charity with more than 85 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial advice and casework services to those most in need.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-regarded and innovative project contributing to achieving positive outcomes for some of the most vulnerable families in England and beyond whose sick children are being treated at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) We also provide an ‘open door’ service to our GOSH partners such as social workers and family support officers in our areas of expertise.
You will be expected to deliver high quality holistic advice and in-depth casework to families with children who are patients at GOSH across all Citizens Advice issue areas and this will include complex housing issues and with benefits cases up to appeal level.
Whilst we are keen to provide paid to train opportunities where we can, this role is not suitable for a trainee and such applications cannot be considered. Please check the person specification below to ensure you meet the requirements for the role before applying.
What you will bring to the role
- Relevant experience of client-centred advice work with competency in welfare benefits and housing casework.
- Experience of researching complex advice issues including those outside of your advice experience
- Meet the accreditation requirements to the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) quality framework to advice and casework levels. Documentary evidence of accreditation will be required.
Being available onsite is an important aspect of this role and so this role is hybrid working.The exact split between remote/onsite working will be by agreement with the line manager and to meet the needs of the project which could change over time. This role is not suitable for remote working only.
To apply complete our application form and online application process at Adviser.
Closing deadline for applications is: 9.00am on Friday 24 April 2026
If you have recently applied for this role, please do not apply again.
Early applications are encouraged as we are interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the role before the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
Interview date: 29 and 29 April 2026
Interviews will be held on Zoom.
The successful candidates will be required to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK, complete a satisfactory DBS check, and complete and comply with GOSH honorary status requirements.
Citizens Advice Camden is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
3 days a week (Mon-Weds or Weds-Fri)
Tendring, Essex
Outreach Support Worker – Empower People to Live Independently and Thrive
Are you someone who’s compassionate, proactive, and loves helping others build confidence and independence? Do you enjoy being out and about, meeting people, and making a real difference in your community? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
We’re looking for an Outreach Support Worker to join our team, supporting vulnerable individuals across the Tendring area of Essex. You’ll be helping people overcome challenges related to mental health, physical health, and employment—so a full UK driving licence and access to your own car is essential.
What your day might look like
- Start by visiting customers in their homes, helping them maintain their tenancies and build essential life skills.
- Support individuals with navigating welfare benefits, accessing services, and building confidence.
- Liaise with external agencies to ensure customers get the right support at the right time.
- Provide crisis intervention when needed, always with empathy and professionalism.
What makes this role special
Please note, this isn’t a care worker role. This is a role where it’s about empowering people, not doing things for them. You’ll help customers build resilience, develop skills, and take control of their lives. You’ll be their cheerleader, guide and advocate.
You’ll be part of a passionate team that’s committed to helping people flourish, and you’ll have the freedom to work independently while making a real impact.
Could it be you?
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience (professional or voluntary) in a supportive role
- Has worked with individuals facing mental health, health-related, or employment challenges
- Understands housing support needs and welfare benefits
- Can provide pre-tenancy advice and ongoing tenancy support
- Communicates clearly and solves problems with confidence
- Holds a valid UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle
- Is happy to undergo an Enhanced DBS check
What you’ll get in return
- 25 days’ annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
- 2 paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme including healthcare, dental, tech, vouchers, and more
- Life assurance at 4x your salary
- Up to 10% pension contribution
- Family-friendly policies
- A role where your support helps people thrive
Closing date: 15th April 2026 at midnight.
Interviews will be held in person at our Colchester Octagon office no later than 24th April 2026.
PLEASE NOTE: Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Braintree & Uttlesford area
Our Vacancy
Outreach Support Worker – Empower People to Live Independently and Thrive
Are you someone who’s compassionate, proactive, and loves helping others build confidence and independence? Do you enjoy being out and about, meeting people, and making a real difference in your community? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
We’re looking for an Outreach Support Worker to join our team, supporting vulnerable individuals across the Braintree and Uttlesford area of Essex. You’ll be helping people overcome challenges related to mental health, physical health, and employment—so a full UK driving licence and access to your own car is essential.
What your day might look like
- Start by visiting customers in their homes, helping them maintain their tenancies and build essential life skills.
- Support individuals with navigating welfare benefits, accessing services, and building confidence.
- Liaise with external agencies to ensure customers get the right support at the right time.
- Provide crisis intervention when needed, always with empathy and professionalism.
What makes this role special
Please note, this isn’t a care worker role. This is a role where it’s about empowering people, not doing things for them. You’ll help customers build resilience, develop skills, and take control of their lives. You’ll be their cheerleader, guide and advocate.
You’ll be part of a passionate team that’s committed to helping people flourish, and you’ll have the freedom to work independently while making a real impact.
Could it be you?
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience (professional or voluntary) in a supportive role
- Has worked with individuals facing mental health, health-related, or employment challenges
- Understands housing support needs and welfare benefits
- Can provide pre-tenancy advice and ongoing tenancy support
- Communicates clearly and solves problems with confidence
- Holds a valid UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle
- Is happy to undergo an Enhanced DBS check
What you’ll get in return
- 25 days’ annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
- 2 paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme including healthcare, dental, tech, vouchers, and more
- Life assurance at 4x your salary
- Up to 10% pension contribution
- Family-friendly policies
- A role where your support helps people thrive
A role where your support creates independence
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer
Closing Date: 15th April 2026
Interviews will be held in person at our Colchester Octagon office no later than March 13th 2026.
Senior Caseworker – Pathways
Location: Disability Action & Advice Centre, 4, Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8HT
Contract: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 to £36,000 (depending on experience)
Ruils is run by, and for, Disabled people. We exist to remove the barriers that prevent Disabled people from living independent lives. Our vision is a society where all individuals have choice and control to live independently. We provide information, advice, advocacy, befriending and activities to our clients and their families.
Pathways is a specialised welfare advice service that provides information, advice, advocacy and representation for Disabled adults (over the age of 18) living in the Richmond Borough. We work with clients, supporting them to navigate the complex Housing, Benefits and Social Care systems. In this role, you would be providing information, guidance and advice to Disabled people and their families, enabling them to have more choice and control over their lives.
We are also part of a larger network of Disabled-led advice services. Working together, we have developed pathways for Disabled trainee case workers, collated data on Housing and Benefits issues and have fed into important consultations and campaigns.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity for you to work one-to-one with clients to effect change, whilst also having a positive impact on the wider system.
We are looking for someone who:
- Will bring experience of supporting people with complex welfare, housing or social care issues.
- Is confident advocating on behalf of clients when needed.
- Has an understanding of the welfare benefits system, disability rights and the Social Model of Disability.
- Can break down complex information so it feels clear and manageable.
- Works in a calm, methodical way, keeping accurate records.
- Is compassionate, patient and values-driven.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide timely and accurate advice on welfare benefits, housing and social care to support Disabled people to live independently.
- Analyse clients’ situations, identify solutions and guide them through complex systems, signposting where appropriate.
- Work with clients on a short to medium term basis, helping with referrals, forms, letters, appeals and navigating processes.
- Support clients to gather evidence and prepare for Benefit or Housing applications and appeals, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Attend key meetings and appeals with clients, advocating for them and helping them put their case forward confidently.
- Develop accessible information resources (guides, bulletins) to help clients navigate health, care, benefits and housing systems.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, contributing to forums, campaigns and shared problem-solving.
- Provide supervision and support to trainee caseworkers, including induction, case file reviews and contributing to their development.
What we can offer you:
- A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different.
- An experienced and supportive leadership team.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Flexible working.
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team.
- A cycle to work scheme.
- An employee assistance programme (EAP).
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. We will guarantee an interview to all Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
A full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. To apply, please visit our recruitment page via the ‘Apply’ button
Closing date: 17 April 2026.
Interviews: 19 May 2026 (face-to-face).
Our mission is to provide a range of services and activities to enable individuals to be independent and to live life to the full.
We are looking for a passionate Disabled person to join our organisation as a Trainee Caseworker.
Hours: 21-28 hours per week (flexibility around working hours/pattern)
Trainee Salary Band: £24,720 - £28,840 (pro rata and per year)
Start Date: 1 May 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
Location: Hybrid (Home and Vestry Hall, Mitcham)
Contract Type: Fixed term until 1 May 2027.
Over one year, we will train, develop and coach an individual to build skills to provide casework support relating to health, welfare benefits, grant applications, discretionary travel, housing, aids and adaptations and/or adult social care.
The role will support our accredited Information and Advice Service and Speaking Up Service.
Previous experience is not essential but a passion to fight for justice and an interest in learning and developing your skills, knowledge and practice is.
Disabled people in Merton face marginalisation and disadvantage. We navigate barriers and work to create a borough that is truly inclusive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Refuge Worker
Location: Hillingson. This is an on-site role, located within the London Borough of Hillingdon, there may be requirement to occasionally work in the London Borough of Hounslow
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum, Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Refuge Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.
The post holder will provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges. This includes safety planning and enabling women to access housing, welfare, benefits, and legal advice. A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles.
For further infomation regarding the role, please view our downloadable job pack.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 31 March 2026
Interview Date: 14 and 15 April 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.