Case Officer

Royal British Legion; South Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement: 28 days + bank

Pension scheme with employer contr. 6-

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Training courses and development

Volunteer opportunities

Travel loans / Cycle to Work

Job summary

Royal British Legion is seeking a Case Officer to join the Yorkshire team. The role is homebased with regular travel within the South & West Yorkshire region, supporting beneficiaries with health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support and housing needs.

Reporting to the Area Casework Services Manager, you will oversee casework, assess needs, coordinate with regional experts, and provide person-centred welfare guidance. 35 hours weekly, permanent contract, £30,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries.
• Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on regional specialist teams to ensure integrated support.
• Assist in commissioning specialist services by informing officers of beneficiary needs.
• Advise beneficiaries of available support and help them access it as necessary.
• Collaborate with welfare providers in the local area to facilitate referrals and support.
• Develop relationships with Legion services (Specialist Service teams, Recovery team, Branch Community Support, care homes, Remembrance).

Job description

Role: Case Officer, South & West Yorkshire

Location: Homebased, with regular travel within region

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 per annum

We have an opportunity for a dedicated Case Officer to join our Yorkshire casework team to manage and provide direct support, advice, and guidance to RBL beneficiaries across South & West Yorkshire 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 & West Yorkshire area 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. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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