Location: Weymouth and the wider Dorset community
Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term (with possibility of extension), 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,573.00
Closing date: 17/08/2022
Do you want to make a real difference to lives of people in the armed forces community? Are you a confident, self-starter with welfare experience? We are looking for someone with great interpersonal skills, compassion and who is extremely motivated to join our team.
DMWS is an international charity that has been providing welfare support to the Armed Forces Community for over 75 years. We are now recruiting a full time Welfare Officer to work with and support carers within the armed forces community in Weymouth and the wider Dorset area.
You will be focused on supporting carers within the veterans and armed forces community and you will be supporting the military community when they are in hospital (inpatient and outpatient), or receiving treatment in community based health facilities. All DMWS Welfare Officers need to be prepared to be mobile and deployable.
In return, you will be working within a dynamic organisation, making a real difference and receiving great benefits.
Additional benefits include:
• 30 days leave plus bank holidays calculated pro-rata
• Mileage paid between locations (45p per mile)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Up to 6% matched pension contributions
• Death in service benefits
• Great training opportunities
A detailed job description can be found here: Welfare Officer JD carers
To apply please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role. Applications closes Wednesday, 17 August 2022. DMWS reserve the right to close this application early.
