Benefit Support Volunteer

About us

Renaissance – UK is a North West based charity, currently operating across Lancashire, Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen. We specialise in community focused substance use and sexual health services. We specialise in supporting individuals to reduce harm, we offer specialist support and we aim to move people forward in their lives by means of empowerment.

Our values include:

• Respect
• Dignity
• Accountability
• Empowerment
• Innovation

Renaissance UK is seeking a Benefit Support Volunteer

About the opportunity:

Do you want to give back to your community and support those in need?

Have you got experienece with benefit claim and support?

If you want to make a real difference to people's lives by assisting them to find a way forward with their problems, this is the role for you.

Many clients at Renaissance require benefit support or advice whether that be PIP claims, UC claims, Carers Allowance, or general advice and information.

Volunteering is flexible at Renaissance so if you can give only an hour per week that is ok!

Previous advisor experience is necessary

Key tasks include:

• Support clients with benefit advice, PIP claims, Universal Credit claims among others.
• Keep all information given or discussed within the service confidential.
• Attend relevant training sessions .
• Demonstrate the organisations values and principals in your actions and behaviours.

Key skills required:

• Friendly and polite
• Non-judgmental
• A full understanding of client confidentiality
• Listening skills
• Emotionally mature
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Understanding of, or ability to learn, personal and professional boundaries
• Ability to take direction
• Awareness of personal and professional boundaries
• Basic IT skills
• Previous experience as a benefit advisor