This rewarding role is to provide specialist advice to younger people leaving care aged 16+, families and adults up to the age of 60, with a disability or long term illness or caring for someone with a disability or long term illness on welfare benefits.
In this role, you will assist them to claim benefits and to access services and support that will maximize their health and wellbeing and independent living as appropriate. In addition, you will provide advice and support with financial management and management of problem debt to users of this service of all ages.
This post is one of a team of Specialist Caseworkers who will be working throughout the county, alongside colleagues from Age UK Oxfordshire, to ensure that all people who have had contact with Social and Community Services have access to independent benefit advice and assistance and assistance with financial management and problem debt.
- Hours: 18.5 hours per week
- Salary Level: up to £23,000 pro rata
- Holiday: 4.6 weeks & Bank Holidays pro rata
- Pension: Workplace Pension Scheme Available
Closing date: Friday 12th February 2021
Request an application pack from recruitment@citizensadvicewestoxon.org.uk
or by calling 01993 892050
The Old Print House, Marlborough Lane, Witney OX28 6DY