Welfare Officer (35 hpw) Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness

Job Description

Post Title: Welfare Officer
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £32,596 - £36,145 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: ​Susan Webster Tel: 01463 702801 Email: Susan.Webster@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: 

The postholder will contribute to the Council’s programme by alleviating poverty, increasing financial inclusion and improving wellbeing. The post holder will work positively and independently with our most vulnerable and protected service users to provide an effective and efficient customer-focused welfare advice and inspection service across the whole of the Highlands.  

Adaptability is key as we regularly evaluate service provision to improve and meet the diverse and changing needs of our service users.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Candidates must be educated to at least an HND in a relevant discipline or training to an equivalent standard.

Required to travel alone and frequently across and out with the Highland area. A clean and current driving licence is essential as is the ability to stay away from home overnight.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.