Current Vacancies

Legal Advice Caseworker

Fixed Term Part Time Position (until 31st March 2009)

Working Families, London EC1

Salary: £29,500 pro rata

Hours: 21 hours per week

Annual Leave: 30 days pa + bank holidays - pro rata hours worked

Flexible working arrangements negotiable

Background

Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance campaign organisation. It supports and gives a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone.

Working Families has funding from several sources to run a service for disadvantaged parents who need information and advice about their rights at work and about in-work benefits. The main areas handled by the service are:

• Legislative rights of parents - such as flexible working, parental, paternity, time off for dependants and maternity leave
• Working tax credit, child tax credit and in-work benefits
• Attaining family-friendly flexibility in employment
• Childcare

We have received one year of funding from the EHRC for a new part-time caseworker to join the existing helpline service, to undertake casework for eligible callers.

To download a full job description and application pack please click here: Legal Advice Caseworker Application Pack

Alternatively, you can request a job description and application pack by contacting Claire Green on 020 7253 7243 or by email at office@workingfamilies.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday 6th May

Interviews: Wednesday 14th May

This position is supported by The Equality and Human Rights Commission

Benefits Adviser

Permanent Part-Time Position

Working Families, London EC1

Salary: £28,578 pro rata

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Annual Leave: 30 days pa + bank holidays - pro rata hours worked

Flexible working arrangements negotiable

Background

Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance campaign organisation. It supports and gives a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone.

Working Families has funding from several sources to run a service for disadvantaged parents who need information and advice about their rights at work and about in-work benefits. The main areas handled by the service are:

• Legislative rights of parents – such as flexible working, parental, paternity, time off for dependants and maternity leave
• Working tax credit, child tax credit and in-work benefits
• Attaining family-friendly flexibility in employment
• Childcare

In collaboration with the helpline team, the Benefits Adviser will undertake advice and outreach work with families who work or are thinking about working. You will help to maximize income for families in different circumstances, and enable parents to gain a better understanding of the interaction of work and benefits. You will provide a consultancy service to other members of staff on benefits law and undertake research on any problematic maternity/family benefit enquiries.

To download a full job description and application pack please click here: Benefits Adviser Application Pack

Alternatively, you can request a job description and application pack by contacting Claire Green on 020 7253 7243 or by email at office@workingfamilies.org.uk

This position is supported by the Big Lottery Fund

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