Job details
Job reference
REQ004448
Date posted
15/09/2025
Application closing date
21/09/2025
Location
Leeds Office/Work from home
Salary
£33,663.80 a year
Package
27 days holiday per year (full time equivalent) plus Bank Holidays, Excellent training and career development, Flexible, remote and hybrid working options, Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years Discounts at gyms, restaurants and more
Contractual hours
35
Job category/type
Full time
Specialist Adviser - Internal only
Job description
INTERNAL ONLY
This role is open to internal candidates only. Only existing employees or volunteers of Scope may be considered at this time.
One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We're here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.
Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to
We are looking for a Specialist Adviser to join our Disability Energy Support Team.
You will have a good knowledge of the benefits system and experience of supporting people to apply for additional grant funding
You will work directly with customers who are struggling with their energy and water bills, supporting, and empowering them over the phone and via email.
You will also provide support and advice to DES Advisers on benefits, grants, and trusts
We promote an inclusive culture, where you can develop within your role
Fixed term until 31 March 2026. Offered as a secondment opportunity until 31 March 2026.
Full time - 35 hours a week (Mon – Fri. 08:30 – 16:30 or 09:00 – 17:00)
Location: Working at Scope's Leeds office (3 Brewery Wharf, Dock Street, Leeds, LS10 1JF) and working from home around meetings.
We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Sunday 21 September 2025
The Role
Link to job description
In this role you will:
* Researching and identifying grant funding opportunities suitable for disabled households, with a focus on energy support and broader needs and staying informed on disability-related legislation and welfare benefits to provide authoritative advice.
* Delivering and continually update training for energy advisers to ensure knowledge of available benefits, grants and trusts
* Ensuring timely, high-quality responses to enquiries regarding benefits, grants and trusts
* Supporting Customers through application processes
* Ensuring all information related to benefits, grants and trust funding opportunities is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible to individuals with diverse needs.
For more information about the role's responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to the job description above.
About You
You will:
* Be experienced in using up to date knowledge of welfare benefits to support people.
* Be experienced in identifying and securing grant funding, preferably with a focus on support for disabled individuals or households.
* Have a strong ability to convey complex information in an accessible way.
* Have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
* Possess strong organisational skills, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and tasks efficiently.
* Be a collaborative team player, capable of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
* Have experience of communicating difficult and complex information via telephone.
Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope's values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.
Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.
Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please
Find out more about asking for adjustments at interview.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
We encourage people of colour and other underrepresented communities to apply and join Scope. We believe that this will bring new ideas and help us work better. We know that a variety of perspectives and viewpoints will greatly support the work we do and help us to reach all communities.
We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.
We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.
You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.
How to apply
Please click on the apply button and complete the internal application form, or if you have access to ESS please use the instructions below to do this:
* Log in to your iTrent Employee Self Service(ESS)
* Click on the down arrow on the left-hand side of the iTrent ESS screen for the Utility menu
* Select Useful links
* Select Current vacancies
* This will take you directly to the Scope job search page
* You can either search by job title or search all current vacancies then apply
* Click Apply online