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Post: Welfare Rights Officer
Salary: £43,690 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh, hybrid working
About Harbour:
Harbour Homes is Leith and north Edinburgh’s biggest social landlord, providing thousands of affordable homes from Portobello to Granton and everywhere in between. We’ve been contributing to the regeneration of local areas since 1975, and it’s our mission to: ‘To make a positive impact on people’s lives from our home in Leith by providing affordable homes, services and helping to support resilient communities’.
About the role:
This is a brilliant opportunity to join our Tenant Advice Team.
In this role, you will provide high quality, specialist welfare benefits advice and advocacy to our tenants to ensure that income is maximised and tenancies sustained.
You will be promoting the service and working in partnership to resolve customers’ issues.
About you:
You must:
- Have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a welfare rights and benefits advice role
- Have thorough knowledge of welfare benefits; welfare reform and best practice in welfare benefits advice
- Be educated to Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6
Disclosure:
A level 1 disclosure check is required. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
How to apply:
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit an online application via our Job profile
Please refer to our applicant guidance which you will find here - Careers - Harbour Homes: Harbour Homes
You will find more information about this role and working for Harbour Homes in the job description and summary of the main Harbour Homes Rewards and Benefits.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th April 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing 13th April 2026
We have an Investors in Diversity Silver award and as an accredited Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Scottish Charity No. SC027945
Please note we do not accept agency referrals.
