Volunteer Benefit Advisors Needed Urgently!
Due to the continued increase in clients needing assistance with benefit claim forms we urgently need to recruit additional volunteers to cope with the demand.
Do you have experience or knowledge of disability benefits, either personally or professionally, or are you willing to learn?
Are you able to spare a minimum of 6 hours per week to assist disabled people and carers to complete benefit application forms such as Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance?
For this volunteer role, you need to be a real “people person” and an active listener with good literacy skills. Full and comprehensive training is provided, and you would shadow an experienced advisor until confident and comfortable going solo. We also offer enhanced benefit training covering other benefits such as pension credit, income support, employment and support allowance etc..
You would initially be based at our office in George Street, and depending on demand maybe required to work from one of our outreach clinics currently held at the Norfolk Coastal Centre or at the MESH office at Shrublands, both fully accessible centres.
This volunteer role is unpaid however DIAL can pay expenses for any out of pocket travel costs.
DIAL has a small and welcoming team of staff and volunteers, and we endeavour to meet the individual needs of our volunteers.
For more information please contact Jo Howes, Project Manager by telephoning 01493 856900 or email info@dial-greatyarmouth.org.uk. Alternatively, application forms can be downloaded from the volunteer page on our website.