GMAVSG provides advice on benefits and compensation for people with asbestos diseases, campaigns for better benefits and compensation, and organises two support groups for people who have lost a loved one to an asbestos disease and for people with mesothelioma. The Worker concentrates on the advice on benefits and compensation, occasionally assisting with other work.
- Provide comprehensive advice on benefits, and basic information / signposting on compensation, to people with asbestos diseases. This is through home visits. Training will be provided on industrial injuries benefits and compensation for people with asbestos diseases.
- Administration. Admin relating to the worker’s benefits caseload, but also relating to the support groups, our campaigning, and the wider running of the charity. Experience of using Microsoft Office and good general IT skills are essential as we are mostly ‘paperless’.
- Covering the helpline. All workers, including the GMAVSG Coordinator, will have days when they cover the helpline. On these days, they will also deal with incoming post and emails.
- Assisting with running the support groups.
- Assisting with campaigning.
Prior experience of running support groups and campaigning is desirable but not essential. An ability to empathise with asbestos victims and a passion to see justice done for them is vital!
The GMAVSG Coordinator will take the lead on our support groups and on campaigning, but the Worker will need to assist from time to time. Training will be provided where necessary. There is scope for the Worker to get more involved with these aspects of the work if this can be managed alongside advice service demands.
Email info@gmavsg.org or phone 0161 258 0166 for application form, job description and person specification for either post. We will be happy to answer any questions about them.
1. Holidays: Based on full-time entitlement of five weeks (25 days) plus official public holidays (8 days): pro rata according to number of hours worked.
2. Sick Leave: During the first year of employment there is one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay; in the second year of employment, two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay; after two years employment, three months’ full pay and three months’ half pay.
3. Maternity and Paternity / Partner Leave and Pay: According to statutory provision.
4. Special Leave: There is provision for special leave, compassionate leave, dependant care leave by agreement with the GMHC Management Committee and the GMAVSG Trustees.
5. Travel and Subsistence Expenses: Actual expenses by bus and train; car allowance of 45p per mile. Meals will be paid for at reasonable cost when working away from Greater Manchester.
6. Pension: There is a pension scheme, run by the government approved NEST organisation. Current contributions are 3% of gross salary from the employer and 5% of gross salary from the employee.
The post is for 2 to 3 days / 14 to 21 hours a week, so the salary is pro rata based on the full-time rate of £39,963. Salaries are normally uprated annually (from April) at least in line with inflation.
