Benefits Assessment Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Waltham Forest to assist with the appointment of a Benefits Assessment Officer, on a 4.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £18.50 - £23.25 per Hour

Requirements:

• Experienced Benefits Officers who can accurately process all types of Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support, and discretionary schemes including Discretionary Housing Payments. 
• Experience of processing Local welfare assistance, household support fund and free school meals are desirable but not essential.
• Candidates must be proficient in using the Capita processing system and have experience of using a document management system, ideally Civica's workflow 360 system (Comino).

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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