Assistant Benefits Advisor

Assistant Benefits Advisor Salary £24,000 FTE (rising to £27,000 per year FTE after 1 year and completion of training) 17.5 - 21 hours per week, 6.6 weeks holiday Remote working with occasional travel for events and meetings in West Sussex Are you passionate about working with SEND families? Do you have the transferable skills and qualities to train as a benefits advisor? We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join a rapidly growing caring charity with the benefits of flexible family friendly working (from home), generous holiday, pension scheme, travel expenses, laptop and phone provided. Reaching Families was established in 2008 to empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex. We achieve this through the delivery of our services providing information, training and peer support. Our Benefits Advice Service provides support to parents of children and young people with SEND in West Sussex applying for Carer s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independent Payments (PIP). Offering 1-2-1 advice sessions on the above benefits, support with claim checking of draft applications, information resources on benefits and other sources of financial support, and training workshops on DLA, PIP and Universal Credit. We are looking to recruit a skilled and motivated Assistant Benefits Advisor to join our team The post holder will be responsible for ..... full job details .....