Position Overview & Specifications
Organisation: Derby Homes
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Contract type: Temporary to 31/12/2024
Location: Derby Homes
The post of Welfare Rights Officer (Macmillan) is a varied and challenging role. This post has been funded by Macmillan cancer care to provide specialist welfare rights advice to residents of Derby who have received a cancer diagnosis.
The project has been running successfully for 7 years and has received extension funding on a number of occasions.
Our ideal candidate would be someone who wants to help vulnerable people. Experience of giving welfare rights advice is essential, as is experience of maintaining case management systems and meeting targets.
Does this sound like a role you may interested in? If so, then we'd very much like to receive an application from you.
Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice. We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.
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We are an equal opportunities employer so please inform us of any individual requirements you may have during the recruitment process.
The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 18th June 2023 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews shall be held on the Tuesday 27th June 2023. If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.
Please note that we do not accept CVs or use recruitment agencies.