Senior Benefits Advisor
Description✓Role: Senior Benefits Advisor
✓Location: Balham – London
✓Sector: Learning Disabilities
✓Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum
✓An exciting opportunity to join an Award-winning Learning Disabilities provider, as a Senior Benefits Advisor, based in their office in Balham.
✓This role of the Senior Benefits Advisor is to provide a responsive and effective customer finance service to people we support, colleagues, families, and advocates across the group.
✓The role plays a vital part in the delivery of the smooth day to day running of customer finance by providing support to the Benefits and Appointeeship Manager in managing all the different elements of benefits advice and Appointeeship management across the group.
✓The Duties of this Senior benefits advisor position will include, but not limited too:
✓* Review people we support care charges and fairer charging to ensure all charges are correct and are in guidance with National Standards regularly.
✓* Review and maintain records of financial assessments for people we support.
✓* Be able to produce effective letters/correspondence to various external agencies to solve any outstanding issues effectively.
✓* Ensure all challenged cases with DWP and other statutory authorities are followed to achieve maximum positive results for the people we support.
✓* To give advice and support to people we support on benefits and other related issues that they may raise, ensuring a high-quality service which is responsive and sensitive to the needs of each person.
✓For this Senior Benefits Advisor position, the following are essential:
✓* At least five year’s experiences of benefit advice at all levels
✓* Experience of solving DWP/HB cases challenges/Tribunals
✓* Experience of workings of Court of Protection
✓* Knowledge of Housing Benefit including service charges
✓* Ability to take the initiative to work through complex benefits issues
✓* Able to commute to Balham
✓Our client ‘passion and mission is to support people in living the life they desire, whatever that may be
✓We care about the people we support.
✓The Benefits of Senior Benefits Advisor position are:
✓* A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
✓* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
✓* 24-hour Employee Assistance
✓* Paid Enhanced DBS
✓* Eye care vouchers & Perkbox [employee benefits platform – for wellbeing and discounts]
✓* Travel season ticket loan & Cycle to work Scheme [eligible after 1 years’ service] Show more →
✓Location: Balham – London
✓Sector: Learning Disabilities
✓Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum
✓An exciting opportunity to join an Award-winning Learning Disabilities provider, as a Senior Benefits Advisor, based in their office in Balham.
✓This role of the Senior Benefits Advisor is to provide a responsive and effective customer finance service to people we support, colleagues, families, and advocates across the group.
✓The role plays a vital part in the delivery of the smooth day to day running of customer finance by providing support to the Benefits and Appointeeship Manager in managing all the different elements of benefits advice and Appointeeship management across the group.
✓The Duties of this Senior benefits advisor position will include, but not limited too:
✓* Review people we support care charges and fairer charging to ensure all charges are correct and are in guidance with National Standards regularly.
✓* Review and maintain records of financial assessments for people we support.
✓* Be able to produce effective letters/correspondence to various external agencies to solve any outstanding issues effectively.
✓* Ensure all challenged cases with DWP and other statutory authorities are followed to achieve maximum positive results for the people we support.
✓* To give advice and support to people we support on benefits and other related issues that they may raise, ensuring a high-quality service which is responsive and sensitive to the needs of each person.
✓For this Senior Benefits Advisor position, the following are essential:
✓* At least five year’s experiences of benefit advice at all levels
✓* Experience of solving DWP/HB cases challenges/Tribunals
✓* Experience of workings of Court of Protection
✓* Knowledge of Housing Benefit including service charges
✓* Ability to take the initiative to work through complex benefits issues
✓* Able to commute to Balham
✓Our client ‘passion and mission is to support people in living the life they desire, whatever that may be
✓We care about the people we support.
✓The Benefits of Senior Benefits Advisor position are:
✓* A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
✓* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
✓* 24-hour Employee Assistance
✓* Paid Enhanced DBS
✓* Eye care vouchers & Perkbox [employee benefits platform – for wellbeing and discounts]
✓* Travel season ticket loan & Cycle to work Scheme [eligible after 1 years’ service] Show more →
Features
- ✓DBS
- ✓Perkbox
- ✓plus more
- ✓Pension