Chichester District Foodbank Adviser
| Posting date: | 13 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,454.04 to £24,454.04 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Workplace pension available. Employee Assistance Programme. Commitment to continued professional development. Supportive and flexible employer. An opportunity to work within a team that is friendly, forward thinking and passionate about helping our community |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2024 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice are working with Chichester District Foodbank to deliver an advice service to people accessing emergency food provisions.
This post will focus on income maximisation, including benefit checks, budgeting and debt management but will also include topics such as housing and employment, as well as assisting with benefit appeals and accessing grants. The service aims to reduce reliance on emergency support and seeks to improve longer-term financial capability skills.
You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.
The service must be delivered during the Foodbank opening times. Subsequent client contact may be at the local Citizens Advice office or undertaken remotely. Home working is possible for casework.
Essential:
Commitment to training
Able to prioritise and work to deadline
Effective communicator
Good numeracy skills
Confident IT user
Able to work as a team and independently
Able to work in a non-judgemental way
Able to travel within the Chichester District
Experience of giving budgeting/debt advice is preferred but not essential.
For general enquiries about the role, please email jobs@arunchichestercab.org.uk or visit https://arunchichestercab.org.uk/news/paid-vacancies/ to download an application pack.
This post will focus on income maximisation, including benefit checks, budgeting and debt management but will also include topics such as housing and employment, as well as assisting with benefit appeals and accessing grants. The service aims to reduce reliance on emergency support and seeks to improve longer-term financial capability skills.
You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.
The service must be delivered during the Foodbank opening times. Subsequent client contact may be at the local Citizens Advice office or undertaken remotely. Home working is possible for casework.
Essential:
Commitment to training
Able to prioritise and work to deadline
Effective communicator
Good numeracy skills
Confident IT user
Able to work as a team and independently
Able to work in a non-judgemental way
Able to travel within the Chichester District
Experience of giving budgeting/debt advice is preferred but not essential.
For general enquiries about the role, please email jobs@arunchichestercab.org.uk or visit https://arunchichestercab.org.uk/news/paid-vacancies/ to download an application pack.
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