Covering parental leave

Assisting vulnerable people to manage their finances

Worked for Charter Housing and Derwen Cymru, companies in the Pobl Group, giving advice on welfare benefits and assisting with applications for benefits for tenants of all ages and their households. Also representing them in challenging decisions through Mandatory Reconsiderations and, if necessary, at tribunal hearings, liaising with various agencies including the DWP, local councils, etc.

Promoting and delivering new service to increase financial capability of tenants, advising on schemes to reduce bills, budgeting, benefits entitlements and applications, money and debt advice.

Publicising information on welfare reform, giving benefits, budgeting and debt advice, research, creating documents/handouts/ benefits training, delivering training, consultation responses.

Rescuing orphans and widows in abject poverty, providing them with all their basic needs, visiting Uganda 4 times a year, overseeing the work and the employees, raising funds, re-registering the charity in Uganda for the next 5 years, ensuring the funds were spent correctly and appropriately, writing reports, being accountable to the committee, identifying other needs meeting the objectives of the charity, e.g. digging boreholes, building homes for widows, providing medication, overseeing the transformation of a 14 acres of land into a farm to move towards self funding.

Assisting clients and families affected by cancer to check their benefits, make applications, carry out reconsiderations and appeals where necessary, liaising with other agencies on their behalf; applying for grants, referring to counselling and other therapies.

Advising older clients on a host of issues, carrying out benefits checks, applying for benefits, assisting with reconsiderations and appeals where necessary, advocating for clients, liaising with other agencies.

Supporting adults with learning difficulties to live in their own homes in the community, promoting independence and dignity, social role valorisation. Engaging with community activities, attending courses, etc.

Administrative duties for the Emergency Intervention Service section of Social Services.

Sales work, wages clerk in charge of petty cash, paying expenses for employees

Giving advice on employment legislation to members of the public and employees, ensuring the Conciliation Officers received the necessary paperwork from the Tribunal, messages, etc.