We have a great opportunity for the right person to join our team at Southside Housing Association. We are a friendly, forward-thinking organisation where innovation, flexibility and positive communication is embraced. Our focus is on quality of service and helping others.

If you like to work in a fast-moving environment with a varied workload and have excellent communication and problem solving skills this could be for you.

We are looking to recruit a part time Welfare Rights Officer with relevant knowledge and skills to deliver a Welfare Benefit Advice service to the South Carer’s Service. The post is funded by the Carer Fuel Poverty Alleviation programme. The service will be managed by Southside Housing Association and will be available to carers living in the South East area of Glasgow

The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of both the UK and Scottish Welfare Benefit systems and be able to deliver specialist welfare rights advice and support to people with caring responsibilities, their relatives and those they care for. They will assist clients to challenge benefits decisions and to prepare and support them in preparation for tribunals if appropriate. They will work closely with the existing Welfare Rights, Energy and Money Advice Service and with other community support services, ensuring a holistic person-centred approach.

In today’s environment, the ability to work in a changing environment with competing pressures is necessary and the successful candidate will be a team player with a “can do” attitude and the desire to learn new things while ensuring that our customers receive the best possible service.

A competence in using IT packages will be required.

The successful candidates will hold a valid driver’s licence and should have access to a vehicle for work use.