Income Maximisation Unit Support Worker

at  WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

DESCRIPTION

Wrexham County Borough Council
Finance & ICT Department
Macmillan Support Worker
22.2 hours per week
G4 - £14,874 - £15,110
The Welfare Rights Team are recruiting for a Macmillan Support Worker. This is an opportunity to work within our specialist service for cancer patients, providing administrative support to the team. The post is funded by Macmillan but you will be employed by Wrexham Council.
The main duties are dealing with referrals into the team, prioritising the most urgent and allocating clients to welfare rights officers. You will be a key point of contact for Macmillan nurses and other healthcare professionals. You will also collate information to enable us to report to our partners in Macmillan and health.
You should have evidence of experience in using Microsoft Packages e.g. Word/Excel and should possess excellent written, verbal numerical and communication skills.
In return we offer hybrid working within a dynamic team which delivers high quality services to residents of the County Borough. An basic DBS is required for this position.
For an informal discussion please contact Cordelia Deady, Welfare Rights Manager on 01978 298241
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please refer the Job description for details