RAF Benevolent Fund – Welfare Support Executive (South East England)

Confederation of Service Charities; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization supporting military families is seeking a Welfare Support Executive to promote welfare services and assist individuals with complex needs. This home-based role covers South East England and requires experience in social welfare. A suitable candidate will demonstrate strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to serving the Armed Forces community. Occasional travel to London is necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience in social welfare role supporting individuals.
• Understanding of issues affecting the Armed Forces community.
• Must have a vehicle for traveling across the region.

Responsibilities

• Promote the RAF Benevolent Fund's welfare offer.
• Conduct holistic assessments of individual needs.
• Assist individuals with their complex welfare needs.

Skills

Strong people and relationship-building skills

Empathy with Armed Forces community

Social welfare experience

Job description

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Community Based/Home Working – South East

Permanent, Full Time

Do you want to make a difference?

Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

• Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
• We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
• We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
• We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

We are seeking an individual to undertake the dual role of promoting the profile of the RAF Benevolent Funds welfare offer, whilst also carrying out welfare casework. This is a community-based position working from home but covering the South East of England, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Essex.

Post holders will be expected to undertake holistic assessment of need both remotely (over the telephone and online) and when required in person across their region. You will be expected to work with individuals who may have complex and sometimes challenging welfare needs, assisting them by identifying appropriate support from within both the RAF Benevolent Fund and the wider statutory and military charity sector, ensuring that support is made available to meet their need through the case working process.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals and will have strong people and relationship-building skills, as well as empathy with or understanding of issues affecting the Armed Forces community.

This is home based and the candidate must have their own vehicle for use of traveling around the region covered. Occasional travel to London will be required. The successful candidate for this role will need to be Enhanced DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3 September 2025, 5pm.