Case Officer

Royal British Legion; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Pension

Flexible working

Counselling/Assistance programme

Training courses

Volunteer opportunities

Travel loans

Job summary

Royal British Legion Midlands is seeking a Case Officer to join our casework team. You will manage and provide direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries across South East Midlands on health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support and housing.

This homebased role involves regular travel within the region, a valid UK driving licence and an enhanced DBS check. You will develop person-centred welfare solutions in collaboration with local partners and report to the Casework

Qualifications

• Experience in welfare casework or advisory roles.
• UK driving licence and enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries.
• Assess beneficiaries’ needs and coordinate with regional specialists and providers.
• Advise beneficiaries on available support and assist access to it.
• Collaborate with local welfare providers to facilitate referrals.

Job description

Location: Homebased, with regular travel within region

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £29,170 per annum

We have an opportunity for a dedicated Case Officer to join our Midlands casework team to manage and provide direct support, advice, and guidance to RBL beneficiaries across South East Midlands on a wide range of issues including health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support, and housing.

Our Casework Services team plays a vital role at RBL in supporting the Armed Forces community, helping beneficiaries to lead better, more fulfilling lives. Each year, we assist around 12,000 people both in the UK and abroad. By collaborating with various departments within RBL and across a wide network of external partners, we ensure that our beneficiaries receive the support they need, regardless of their circumstances.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Based in a friendly and established team, your role will be to ensure that beneficiaries receive appropriate welfare support and advice in an integrated and seamless way, providing a person-centred solution based on a thorough analysis of circumstances and needs.

Reporting to the area Casework Services Manager, key responsibilities will include:

• Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries,
• Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on support from the regional specialist team and other providers as necessary, ensuring that support is made available in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs
• Support the Casework Services Manager and Head of Welfare in better understanding the needs of the beneficiaries in your area to inform the commissioning of specialist services
• Advise beneficiaries of support which may be available to them and assist them in accessing this support as necessary
• Work in close collaboration with other providers of welfare support services within the local area, developing an understanding of each other’s services to facilitate appropriate referrals and support
• Develop effective working relationships with other Legion services within the area in question (e.g Specialist Service teams, Recovery team, Branch Community Support supporters, care homes, Remembrance.).

The role is primarily homebased and will have regular travel around the South East Midlands area (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire) for meetings and visiting beneficiaries, therefore you will need to live in a location that allows reasonable travel around this area. There will also be occasional travel nationally to attend training or meetings.

A valid UK Driving Licence is an essential requirement for this role. The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check to be undertaken as part of the pre employment checks process.

Employee benefits include –

• 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
• Generous pension scheme with employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, depending on length of service.
• Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
• Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
• Opportunities to volunteer
• Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role.

If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.