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Benefits Trainer

  • Part time
  • £27,825 pro-rata
  • Edinburgh based with a blend of office and home working
  • Closing 26th January 2024


  • Advertised from 4th January 2024
  • £16,695 pa actual. 21 hours per week. Fixed term through to 31st March 2026

Role

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life can bring opportunities and challenges, and people may need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information and advice to support older people on a diverse range of topics.

You will lead on the day-to-day delivery of online and face-to-face social security workshops for older people, their families and carers and professionals. You will develop new social security related workshops as required and attend local community events to raise awareness of entitlements for older people.

Using a collaborative approach, you will work closely with the Helpline Manager to provide social security training for Helpline Advisers, that meets the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

Living our values, you will help create better outcomes for older people by empowering and enabling them to access their rights and entitlements.

The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

  • Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
  • Flexible working opportunities from day one
  • A range of learning and development opportunities
  • Company sick pay
  • Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Cashback scheme from major retailers
  • Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
  • A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Carers support
  • The option to buy more holidays or sell them
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

Application notes

Full details of the role are available from our website: age.scot/workforus. Alternatively, you can call 0333 323 2400.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 26th January.

Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Tuesday 6th February 2024.

Age Scotland, part of the Age Network, is an independent charity dedicated to improving the later lives of older people on the ageing journey, within a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland. Reg No: 153343 Charity No: SC010100. Registered Office: Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR.


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