Telephone Assessor

Citizens Advice • Full-time • Remote (GB) • £24k - £26k / year • 1m ago

Salary

£24,000 - £26,000 per annum.

Location

Remote working but with some time based at Leemore Hub (Bonfield Road, SE13 5EU) and may be required to work anywhere within the CAL service.

Workplace

Hybrid working

Contract

Fixed term contract

Hours per week

35 hours

How to apply

About the role

Role purpose

Provide a quality service to clients through telephone and digital assessment on a range of issues on Advice Lewisham’s Enquiryline.

Context of role

Work as part of the advice team to ensure delivery to agreed targets and quality standards of CAL services.

Telephone Assessor

Interview and assess client’s advice issue using sensitive listening and questioning skills.

Identify key information about the client’s advice issue considering time limits, key dates and requirements for urgent advice.

Assess and agree the appropriate level of service, taking into consideration the client’s ability to take the next step themselves, the complexity of the problem and the organisation’s resources.

Provide assisted information, sigposting, and in some instances full advice (with the support of the supervisor). This will require the ability to complete independent research into the client's issue is essential.

Make records of assessments and next step provided on casebook database in accordance with Citizens Advice case recording standards.

Person specification

Experience of citizens advice gateway advice needs assessment or equivalent

Good understanding of benefits system

Ability to commit to and work within the aims, principles and policies of the Citizens Advice service.

A good up to date understanding of equality and diversity and their application to the provision of advice.

Ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to identify key advice issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of interviews.

Ability to make records of assessments in accordance with Citizens Advice case recording standards.

Ability to give and receive feedback objectively and sensitively and a willingness to challenge constructively.

Ability to monitor and maintain own standards.

Effective written and oral communication skills with particular emphasis on case recording and form filling.

Understanding of the issues affecting society and their implications for clients and service provision.

Ability to use IT systems and packages; and electronic resources in the provision of advice, record keeping and document production.

Ability and willingness to work as part of a team.

A commitment to continuous professional development, including a willingness to develop knowledge and skills in advice topics.

Ability to understand statistics and check accuracy of calculation.

Desirable

Citizens Advice Gateway Assessor certificate

Experience of using our Casebook system. Experience of telephone advice assessment.

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