Older Persons Welfare Rights Caseworker

To provide a comprehensive and efficient welfare benefits service to older people, carers and those they care for, in Tower Hamlets in order to maximise their income, undertaking welfare rights checks; providing information and advice; and supporting carers with applications for a range of benefits such as: Pension Credit; Housing Benefit/Council Tax Reduction; Carers Allowance; Attendance Allowance and Personal Independence Payments & Universal Credit. 

You will provide information, advice and support with applications for other benefits and services available to older people such as grants, blue badge applications etc. 

You will work at our hub, The Carers Centre and in the community to meet the needs of our clients, and promote the service amongst partners and colleagues. You will raise awareness of the rights of older people (who may be carers or cared for persons), developing partnerships across the borough in order to increase the identification and referrals of older carers or carers of older people. 

Employed by the Carers Centre and supervised by the Welfare Rights Manager, the post holder will be expected to work both alone and as part of a team.