Foodbank Adviser for Citizens Advice Darlington Redcar and Cleveland
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Full time
Application deadline:
Based: Redcar Cleveland
Salary: £26,263 Per Annum
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Teesside
Role description: Project Support
This is a partnership project to deliver advice and support to individuals at risk of financial destitution and hardship. Working throughout the Redcar and Cleveland area on an outreach basis, you will be working in local foodbanks to support people to improve their circumstances by providing high quality advice and support.
We want people who are passionate about giving an effective service to those most in need. You will need to demonstrate that you can engage skilfully with clients who are vulnerable and distressed and have proven skills in working in a busy environment.
You will be a highly motivated and 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.
Role purpose
To deliver a good quality advice service to clients, with due regard to the aims, policies and procedures of the foodbanks and Citizens Advice service, working within a client focussed and responsive team.
Providing signposting, triage, specific support and specialist advice, or referring to others within the service as required by individual knowledge and caseload.
• Address the causes of financial crisis
• Connect people to the right people at the right time
• Prevent an individual from needing foodbank support on an ongoing basis.
To develop a holistic, targeted advice service to foodbank clients within the Redcar and Cleveland area.
For application pack please email admin.desk@citizensadvicedrc.org.uk
This Post is subject to a DBS Check
Citizens Advice Darlington Redcar and Cleveland is an equal opportunities employer.