Jobs
Most of our service is provided by volunteers, but we do have some paid staff to support them and to provide casework services. Currently we have the following vacancy for paid staff:
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Help to Claim (Universal Credit) Adviser
Telephone & Webchat
- Do you like to work as part of a team but also like being independent and resourceful?
- Are you passionate about working for an organisation that is committed to making a difference and making society fairer?
If so you can help us. We are looking to employ a:
Help to Claim (Universal Credit) Adviser
Telephone & Webchat
Fixed Term to 31st March 2022
18 hours per week
Salary: £24,491 (Pro Rata) Actual Salary: £11,915
Start date: ASAP
We are looking to recruit a Help to Claim Adviser with knowledge and experience of Welfare Benefits to join our team.
The successful candidate will provide end to end telephone and webchat support for Universal Credit claimants. Your understanding of legacy benefits will enable you to check whether a client would be better on Universal Credit, and you will be confident in your IT skills to support clients in making their claim.
The successful applicant would be home working with the view of also working from the office on certain days in the future, depending on the development of the current Covid19 situation. The office is based in Shrewsbury.
Further details are in the documents below:
0 How to apply
1 Background information
2 Help to Claim Role and Person specification
3 Outline of Citizens Advice policies and principles
4 Application form and Equal opportunities monitoring form
5 Notes on completing the form
6 Ex-offenders policy
Please note that we are able to accept completed applications only via email to contact@cabshropshire.org.uk
Jackie Jeffrey
Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Advice Shropshire
Closing Date: Friday 24th September 2021 (by 1pm)
Interviews: Monday 4th October 2021.
Interviews will be held virtually using MS Teams platform.
Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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We regularly recruit volunteers for a variety of positions if you would like to help to provide our much needed service.
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