Senior Benefits Advisor and Quality Lead

Hours: 24 hours per week
Salary: £16,881 per annum (£26,025 p/a FTE)
Based: Hybrid - home, office and field based
Tenure: Permanent

About the role

The Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Advice team provides welfare benefits advice tailored to the needs of older and vulnerable people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. With a small team of paid staff, the service works extensively with volunteers to provide services including office appointments, telephone sessions and home visits across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

The primary focus of the post is to effectively oversee the quality of delivery within the Advice team, and to support team members with more complex cases. You will maintain a caseload of client appointments, alongside supervising the day-to-day work of the team of Benefits Advisors. This will include triaging cases, being available to discuss cases, mentoring advisors to develop their skills and practice, completing file reviews and carrying out other quality checks. A key element of the role is to ensure continued compliance with the Advice Quality Standard.

About you

You will have experience of delivering complex welfare benefits advice to members of the public, and in-depth knowledge of the benefits system, including working age and pensionable age benefits. Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain high quality standards while working to deadline is essential for this role.

How to apply

For full details please download an application pack from this website. Alternatively, please contact our Human Resources department for an application pack by email to recruitment@ageuknotts.org.uk or telephone 0115 8599 265.

Closing date: Monday 7th April 2025 at 12pm.

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