Welfare Rights Officer - Belfast

Post:               Welfare Rights Officer  

Ref:                WRO/BEL/MAR/17

Hours:           35 hours per week            

Salary:           £ 22,050 per annum (under review)

 Job Description:

To deliver a confidential impartial welfare advice service to victims and survivors of the Northern Ireland Troubles/Conflict to include face to face (via centre or home visits) email or telephone.  To provide representation at Disability and Social Security Appeal Tribunals and undertake social policy work.

What you will be doing:-

• Assessing the welfare needs of clients and making referrals internally or externally as required.
• Providing assistance on welfare issues.
• Maximising clients’ income by undertaking benefit checks, better off calculations and identifying other means of practical support.
• Further duties can be found in the Job Description. 

Education, Qualification and Experience

The successful applicant is required to have the following as of the date of closing:-

• Law Centre NI or NIACAB accredited Qualification in Welfare Rights.
• At least 1 years’ experience of working in a welfare rights setting.
• Experience of representing clients at tribunals.
• An awareness of welfare reform.
• Other essential criteria can be found in the Person Specification. 

As well as a rewarding opportunity WAVE offers an attractive benefits packages to include 23 days annual leave, increasing with service, in addition to 11 statutory days and an employer pension contribution of 8%.

Full details are contained in the Application Pack. 

Please note that the successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Access NI Disclosure Check. 

WAVE is committed to equality of opportunity and selection will be based on merit.

This post is funded under the Victims and Survivors Programme for Groups working with Victims and Survivors which is administered by The Executive Office.