At a Glance
- Tasks: Help people overcome financial barriers and maximise their income through support and advocacy.
- Company: Join Enable Works, a leading employability provider in Scotland.
- Benefits: Generous salary, health cash plans, flexible working, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on values over experience.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while promoting equality and inclusion.
- Qualifications: Strong communication, numeracy skills, and a passion for helping others.
The predicted salary is between 22950 - 28050 £ per year.
Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills? Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland? Would you like to help someone with barriers to build the confidence and knowledge to manage their own finances? Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Income Maximisation Officer, is to alleviate poverty, hardship and disadvantage by providing information, advice and advocacy on welfare benefits to those who have barriers to work. Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid. Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work. We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role. We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you. Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don't think you meet every requirement that's ok, we still want to hear from you.
About You
- The drive, energy and commitment to support people to maximise their income and resolve financial hardship
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing demands and deadlines
- Ability to manage your own time and diary effectively
- Strong customer care and problem solving skills
- Attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately and follow instructions
- Strong IT skills
- Confident, empathetic communicator, comfortable supporting people who may be distressed or facing difficult circumstances
- Ability to work well as part of a team and use your own initiative
- Comfortable working towards targets
- A full driving licence
Why?
Our vision is that every disabled person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find and sustain a high quality job that pays them well, and your drive and commitment to income maximisation will help them do this. You will recognise each client's individual circumstances and work with them to secure the income and support they are entitled to.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Blue Light Card
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity's mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability. Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles. The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed. Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
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