Benefits Assessment Officer - London, United Kingdom - Omega Recruitment Group

Omega Recruitment Group

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London, United Kingdom

5 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Benefits Assessment Officer

Contract type:
Temporary 3-6-months+ (job assignments are often, extended by clients on a longer-term basis).

Sector:
Local Government

Department :
Adult Social Care Financial Assessment Team

Location:
Waltham Forest

Start Date:
ASAP

Hours Per Week:
Full-time position, 36 hrs

Start Time:9:00 AM

End Time:17:30 PM

PAYE Rate
£20.73 ph (Basic Rate £ % holiday pay) + exclusive retention bonus of upto £ per year if employed via Omega Recruitment Agency

PURPOSE
OF THE
JOB:

This job posting is for three full-time positions on the Adult Social Care Financial Assessment Team.

The role entails conducting adult social care financial assessments to determine an individual's capability to contribute towards their care, gathering financial information and expenditure, addressing written and telephonic queries, liaising with various departments within the Local Authority and external agencies, advising service users about potential benefits, and verifying information entered in the Mosaic system by the Social Worker.

Requirements:

Homeless assessments and reviews; o Homeless prevention and housing advice; o Temporary Accommodation management, maintenance, Housing Supply and procurement; o Lettings and the Housing Register; o Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction