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Welfare Benefits Manager
| Posting date: | 21 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2025 |
| Location: | HA7 4HB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Norwood |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 266243JCP |
Summary
Job Title: Welfare Benefits Manager
Accountable to: Financial Controller
Location: Broadway House, Stanmore (flexi-hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Why Norwood?
The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
Competitive salary & benefits package
Generous annual leave entitlement
1pm finish on a Friday
Workplace Pension Scheme: Plan for your future with confidence.
Employee Assistance Programme: We care about your well-being.
£300 When You Introduce a Friend: Spread the word and reap the rewards.
Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance
Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Excellent career progression pathway
About Norwood:
Norwood is a large charity supporting vulnerable adults, children, and their families. Norwood operates care homes and family centres across London and a site in Berkshire. We support and empower neurodiverse children and their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.
About the role:
As a Welfare Benefits Manager, you will provide timely specialist advice and information on all benefit matters relating to the people we support. You will continuously improve the delivery of such advice and support our clients to access the benefits they are entitled to, acting for the client, where necessary, in completing the appropriate paperwork. You will work collaboratively and proactively with the wider organisation to ensure that a high level of support is provided to the people we support and all other stakeholders. You will lead the appointeeship relinquishment project that is due to commence in April 2025.
Essential:
Previous experience of benefits advice work
Experience and knowledge of welfare rights casework and managing own caseloads
Working experience of appointeeship
Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of welfare benefits including those related to disability and sickness
To be able to work in a person-centred way
Clear and effective communication skills
Project Management skills
Adherence to the Norwood Values – Kindness, Respect, Belonging, Empowerment
Desirable:
Involvement in the relinquishment of appointeeship
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding journey where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference, apply now to become our newest 2nd Line Support Engineer!
If you are interested in this role, please apply and our Recruitment Team will be in touch.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Due to the high number of candidates who apply to our roles at Norwood, please note we can only provide feedback following an interview, if shortlisted.
We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
Accountable to: Financial Controller
Location: Broadway House, Stanmore (flexi-hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Why Norwood?
The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
Competitive salary & benefits package
Generous annual leave entitlement
1pm finish on a Friday
Workplace Pension Scheme: Plan for your future with confidence.
Employee Assistance Programme: We care about your well-being.
£300 When You Introduce a Friend: Spread the word and reap the rewards.
Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance
Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Excellent career progression pathway
About Norwood:
Norwood is a large charity supporting vulnerable adults, children, and their families. Norwood operates care homes and family centres across London and a site in Berkshire. We support and empower neurodiverse children and their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.
About the role:
As a Welfare Benefits Manager, you will provide timely specialist advice and information on all benefit matters relating to the people we support. You will continuously improve the delivery of such advice and support our clients to access the benefits they are entitled to, acting for the client, where necessary, in completing the appropriate paperwork. You will work collaboratively and proactively with the wider organisation to ensure that a high level of support is provided to the people we support and all other stakeholders. You will lead the appointeeship relinquishment project that is due to commence in April 2025.
Essential:
Previous experience of benefits advice work
Experience and knowledge of welfare rights casework and managing own caseloads
Working experience of appointeeship
Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of welfare benefits including those related to disability and sickness
To be able to work in a person-centred way
Clear and effective communication skills
Project Management skills
Adherence to the Norwood Values – Kindness, Respect, Belonging, Empowerment
Desirable:
Involvement in the relinquishment of appointeeship
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding journey where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference, apply now to become our newest 2nd Line Support Engineer!
If you are interested in this role, please apply and our Recruitment Team will be in touch.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Due to the high number of candidates who apply to our roles at Norwood, please note we can only provide feedback following an interview, if shortlisted.
We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.