Key responsibilities
Deliver specialist welfare benefits advice, including checks, claims, and casework.
Identify income-maximisation opportunities to support rent payments.
Manage complex cases, including reconsiderations, appeals, tribunals.
Liaise with DWP, local authorities and HMCTS to resolve benefit issues.
Support vulnerable tenants to remove barriers to tenancy sustainment.
Maintain accurate case records and keep updated on policy changes.
Provide welfare benefits guidance and training to Pinnacle staff.
Improved rent collection and tenancy sustainment.
Increased staff capability on welfare rights and income matters.
Key requirements:
Strong welfare rights knowledge and casework experience.
Skilled in communication, advocacy and simplifying complex information.
Experience supporting vulnerable residents with complex needs.
Proactive, solution-focused and confident managing a varied caseload.
Good numeracy, analytical skills and digital case management experience.
Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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