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Social security officer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Benefits officer Civil servant Employment advisor Government administrative officer Healthcare insurance adviser Invalidity adviser Social security adviser Social security claims officer Social security officer

Social security officers advise clients on social security benefits and ensure they claim the benefits they are eligible for, as well as providing advice on promotions and other available support services such as employment benefits. They aid clients in applications for benefits such as sickness, maternity, pensions, invalidity, unemployment and family benefits. They investigate the client's right to benefits by reviewing their case and researching legislation and the claim, and suggest an appropriate course of action. Social security advisers also determine the aspects of a specific benefit.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising individuals and organizations on government laws, rules and regulations concerning government benefit programmes and the determination and disbursement of payments or referral to services, as well as on the public’s rights and obligations;
(b) Examining applications and other relevant documents to determine types and amounts of benefit which individuals are eligible to receive;
(c) Assessing documentation and interviewing benefit recipients to ensure eligibility for continuing benefits or services;
(d) Performing related administrative tasks to maintain client records and prepare reports on determinations regarding eligibility, referral decisions, termination of benefits and abuse or fraud.

Knowledge

  • Law
  • Political sciences and civics

Digital competencies

  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Performing general clerical and administrative tasks
  • Developing solutions
  • Verifying identities and documentation

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Dealing with problems
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Government regulatory associate professionals

Government social benefits officials

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Government social benefits officials

41

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

20,00%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-8,89% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

24,39%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

2,44%

Part-time contracts

1,17% Turnover index

32

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

11%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Government regulatory associate professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Government social benefits officials

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
22%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
37%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
13%
Administrative and support service activities
23%
Education
21%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
16%
Information and communication
14%
Human health and social work activities
7%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.