Citizens Advice Reading works with Macmillan Cancer Support to provide welfare benefits advice to people affected by cancer. Our caseworkers are primarily based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and from home.

We have a vacancy for somebody to join the team as a paid caseworker. Main responsibilities of the role would be include running your own caseload, supporting the volunteer members of the team and contributing to maintaining and developing a quality service

You will be a trained Adviser at Citizens Advice or equivalent and have a good knowledge of welfare benefits, especially sickness and disability benefits. You will be organised and able to run a caseload.

You would need to be comfortable working in a hospital environment with cancer patients whilst being empathetic and sensitive to their needs. As an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills you will have good analytical skills and be able to use IT systems to support all areas of your work.

We offer a 5% employer pension contribution and a Lifeworks subscription.

We are keen to support flexible working for the right candidate. If you are interested in this role we would love to hear from you.