Welfare Benefits Adviser - Ireland, United Kingdom - The Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion

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Ireland, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The Role
At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential.

As a Welfare Benefits Adviser, covering Northern Ireland, your ability to provide specialist welfare benefits advice could have a real impact on people's lives.

Last year, we achieved financialgains of £7.1m for the nearly 2,000 people we supported.

The ability to travel around the Region when required is essential in being able to undertake this role (travel expenses and subsistence paid).

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation.

People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences, we offer them.

The Benefits, Debt & Money Advice Service at the Royal British Legion is unique.

At RBL, our service is:
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HolisticWe are not limited to a specific amount of time per case, and we always want to support the whole person. We have our own services which support with areas such as drug and alcohol, homelessness, and dementia and importantly, weprovide funding directly to pay off priority debts and insolvency fees.
Our services can change people's lives.
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ConnectedWe work from home as part of a strong Regional & National team and manage our own diaries accordingly.
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DynamicWe pride ourselves on our learning & development, constantly improving our expertise through training to ensure we are providing the best quality service to those we support.

We are the country's largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it's needed.

If successful, the main duties of your role will be to:

Manage referrals and ongoing caseload to ensure clients receive appropriate and timely support.
Provide specialist level welfare benefit casework, advising on legal position and all suitable options, maintaining professional advice standards.
Act for the client where necessary; drafting letters, obtaining medical evidence, and researching case law as appropriate.
Prepare written submissions and provide representation at first tier tribunal.
Maintain a thorough and up to date knowledge of benefits issues affecting people with a disability and/or longterm health condition.
Carry out benefit calculations and income maximisation through the take up of appropriate benefits, identifying and advising on entitlement.
Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring, and report preparation, using the IT software provided.
Develop and maintain local contacts with agencies and charities associated with debt and benefit issues. These will include MOD, DWP, NHS, local authorities, and service charities.

About the Royal British Legion
Across the country, in every city and on every street, RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge, and the values we all live by, that makes the RBL such a fulfilling place to thrive.

If you want to give your days meaning. To put your passion into a role with real impact. To support people and be supported yourself. In an inclusive team that faces every challenge together.

Whatever your interests and ambitions, whatever your background,we think you'll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK.

Diversity Statement
We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each, and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with u