BCDA Welfare Rights Advice and Advocacy Caseworker

The members of the Advice & Advocacy team work and collaborate to organise and implement BCDA’s free, holistic and impartial generalist Advice & Advocacy Service. This involves the day-to-day operation of all BCDA’s generalist welfare rights services, delivered in Ballynafeigh Community House and in its six associated outreach centres, in Belvoir, Cregagh, the Market, Donegall Pass, Lower Ormeau Resident’s Group and Taughmonagh, including carrying out the comprehensive, timely and accurate recording of all Casework, utilising the Advice-Pro Case Recording system. The team is also responsible for the operation of two weekly drop-in advice sessions and for organising BCDA’s Volunteer Solicitor’s Legal Advice Rota. BCDA also expects the members of the Advice team to have the capacity to implement occasional local tribunal representation cases as required.

Shortlisting will be carried out on 7th November and interviews scheduled for 9th November 2017

For application form please email elizabeth.statham@bcda.net