Annual salary of £33,770 (FTE) Permanent role Full-time (35 hours) Oldham office base, hybrid working Proposed Interview Date: W/C 19th May 2025 The role As a Welfare Benefits Officer you will be a part of the Income Team. You’ll be there to provide a dedicated welfare benefit and debt advice support service to Regenda customers and help sustain tenancies. Contributing to the delivery of an effective and efficient income customer satisfaction levels, maximisation of Regenda tenants’ income, sustainable tenancies and the financial stability of The Regenda Group. The right fit Experience of delivering welfare benefit, debt and grants advice and support within a social housing context is essential. You must have an understanding of the rent arrears management process. You’ll be able to effectively balance the need of the customer and the organisation. Ability to prioritise your workload to meet targets and deadlines. You’ll have excellent communication and customer service skills both written and verbal. You can identify, build and maintain key external and internal relationships. Who we are Regenda Homes is an award-winning Registered Social Housing provider with around 12,000 homes in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. We provide additional support to residents including finding work, money advice or dealing with anti-social behaviour. We work in partnership with residents to scrutinise services and make sure we perform to a high standard. Regenda Homes is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers. Next steps If you like what you’ve read so far and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team, then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role. Our People Services team will review your application and will be in touch shortly. What we offer Regenda Homes really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re an accredited Best Companies Top 100 employer and have achieved Investors in People Gold status. We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which, amongst other things, includes: A range of flexible working options. 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays. 6 additional days for volunteering. Up to 9% employer’s contribution to the pension scheme (match funded). £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes. Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives. A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities. Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets. Monthly staff lottery scheme. "We regenerate places and create opportunities for people" We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. INDHP The Company The Regenda Group is a great quality, forward thinking housing business, building, managing and maintaining the homes people need. We own or manage around 13,000 properties across the region, including social rented housing, housing for older people, supported housing, private rented property, shared ownership and housing for sale. The Regenda Group is made up of Regenda Homes and its wholly-owned subsidiaries M&Y Maintenance and Construction, Redwing Living, McDonald Property Rentals, Petrus Community, The Learning Foundry, Positive Footprints and Centre 56. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive range of multi-tenure housing products and services that reflect the dynamic nature of the housing market, the diversity of our customers and a rapidly changing world. Our core purpose is to regenerate places to create opportunities for people. Gallery Documents