Benefits Assessment Officer

Job Title: Benefits Assessment Officer

Location: Walthamstow

Pay Rate: £22 Umbrella P/H

Job Type: Full Time Contract

The Role

The role includes carrying out adult social care financial assessments to ascertain how much someone can contribute towards their care, gather financial details and expenditure, dealing with queries in writing and over the 'phone, liaising with several departments within the Local Authority and external agencies. Advising the service user what benefits they maybe entitled to and if a deferred payment arrangement applies. Scrutinising the Mosaic system for information entered by the Social Worker. It's a busy team and officers need to adapt their day in order to deal with urgent / priority cases and take 'phone calls. Often queries will involve several departments and liaison between all departments is needed.

The Candidate

• Experience in carrying out adult social care financial assessments Or Housing Benefit officers with a broad experience of giving advice in Welfare Benefits.
• Experience in dealing with review requests, complaints and queries
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

How to apply

Please submit your application via the contract details provided and you will be contracted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly or call me on