Job Title:

Welfare Rights Consultant

Job Description:

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit provides second-tier consultancy services to the statutory and voluntary advice sectors in Surrey. You will be involved in advice, training, casework, publications and social policy work.

Salary Details:

£21,684 - £24,930 for 36 hours, or the post can be 2 x 18 hours with pro-rata salary. This is the current scale but is subject to evaluation.

Person Description:

You must have recently been in an advice role for at least two years, one of which must have included benefits advice. You will have expert up-to-date knowledge of welfare rights legislation and policies. Applicants must be flexible, organised and team-spirited.

Closing date for applications:

05 April 2004

Recruiting organisation:

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit

Contact person:

Address:

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit
Portesbery Road

Camberley
GU15 3SZ

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Organisation summary:

SWRU is an independent charity and is also a member of Citizens Advice. The applicant will be employed by Surrey County Council, who fund this post, and seconded to the Unit.