Jobs
Maggie’s Centre
Benefits Advisor – 3 days per week
Salary Band £20,710 - £26,839 pro-rata
Based in Maggie’s Cotswolds
Maggie’s Centre is a young, dynamic charity providing information and psychological support to anyone affected by cancer. Our programme of support enables people to manage the process of diagnosis and treatment as effectively as possible and to enjoy the best possible quality of life.
The post holder will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing Maggie’s integrated programme of support to people affected by cancer in accordance with Maggie’s policies and procedures, model, culture, ethos and brand.
The post holder will be responsible for providing support to enable people affected by cancer to maximise income. They will achieve this through providing advice and assisting people to access available benefits and other sources of financial help. This support may be provided on a ‘drop in’ basis and through a programme of booked appointments. The post holder will be responsible for all administration and appropriate follow up in relation to claims and advice. They will be responsible for liaising with other statutory and voluntary bodies as required.
For further details about Maggie’s and for a full job description with person specification please go to www.maggiescentres.org/recruitment
Applications should be by email only in the format of CV with covering letter to Carys Winship, Staff & Resources Manager at carys@maggiescentres.org
The closing date for applications is Thursday 12th August 2010
Money advice and energy project - funded by EDF Energy Trust
Project officer
Fixed term contract to September 2012.
Salary up to £22,958 pa depending on experience
Full time post, 36.5 hours per week based mainly in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Are you an experienced money adviser looking for a new challenge ? If so this exciting project starting October 2010 could be just right for you.
You will provide money and debt advice by telephone to clients in low-income households living mainly in social housing and experiencing fuel poverty. The project’s referral partners will be housing providers, credit unions and other support agencies.
You will need excellent communication skills, be a trained money adviser, preferably with two year's experience, and be comfortable working by telephone. You should be self-motivated and able to plan and co-ordinate your work. Some travel is required to London and the South East counties to present and promote the project to the project partners.
Application packs are available from: www.moneyadviceplus.com or by email to
info@moneyadviceplus.com
For more information about the project contact Gail Biggerstaff on 01323 635977
Closing date: Wednesday 25th August 2010 at 5pm.
Interviews: Monday 6th September 2010
Benefits and Money Adviser – Norfolk
The Royal British Legion safeguards the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces.
The Royal British Legion's Benefits and Money Advice Service provides advice and assistance to eligible individuals across England and Wales who are experiencing financial difficulties. Having recently been awarded by the Institute of Money Advisers for our quality advice service amongst the military community, we are looking for a permanent Adviser to join our hard-working and friendly team of professional Advisers based across the UK.
The ideal candidate will have significant working knowledge and experience of providing advice and assistance to individuals with benefits and debt issues and of managing a caseload of clients. Also we are seeking a motivated self-starter, who is able to work unsupervised and enjoys a challenge.
Based at our Norwich office, with local travel within Norfolk, this post reports to our London Head Office and you will be required to travel regularly to London for training and meetings.
Benefits include; 22 days annual leave entitlement, opportunity to join the Group Personal Pension Plan, Childcare vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme.
Interested? To apply, please download an application form from our website to complete and email to jobs@britishlegion.org.uk or return to the HR Department, The Royal British Legion, 199 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1AA no later than 9th August 2010.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 1st September 2010.
Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.
Lead Debt Advice Case Worker
Company – Hyde Housing Association (Hyde Group)
Job Title: Lead Debt Advice Case Worker
Department: Hyde Plus
Location: St Mary Street - Southampton (Martlet)
Salary: £21,800 - £29,400
Job Type: Permanent - Full time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Hours: 35.00
Vacancy Category: Other
Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) disclosure required? Yes
Care Quality Commission (CQC) check required? No
The Hyde Group is one of the UK's leading providers of social housing. We manage over 45,000 properties and provide affordable housing for over 120,000 residents. We operate in London, the South East, the East of England and the East Midlands, generating an annual turnover in excess of £200m.
Founded in 1967, the organisation has developed significantly since then. Today, Hyde does much more than simply provide housing; it improves the quality of people's lives by helping them to create sustainable, inclusive and thriving communities - places people are proud to call ‘home’.
Hyde's ‘Money Plus’ service has been set up to help our customers deal with debt and other financial worries to improve their financial situation.
We are looking to develop and expand the range of support we offer our customers in the HydeMartlet area. We recognise that face to face advice is often key to the successful resolution of debt worries for many of our customers. We are looking for an experienced debt caseworker to provide a comprehensive and preventative debt advice service to HydeMartlet customers in order to avoid the escalation and development of debt problems. This role will also provide line management support to our existing team of advisers.
You will need to demonstrate sound recent money advice work experience, an understanding of financial inclusion, the ability to work alone, have excellent inter-personal skills and substantial understanding and experience of delivering debt advice casework at a specialist level.
You will provide one-to-one debt advice to customers experiencing financial difficulties and will be required to deliver this much needed service across Hampshire, East/West Sussex. Due to the nature of the service, it is essential that applicants can drive.
Benefits include flexible working options, 26-30 days annual leave, a contributory pension scheme and great training and development opportunities.
We live by our values and have a clear, ambitious vision. The organisation is undergoing a root and branch transformation and has ambitious plans for the future. If you thrive in a changing environment, want to leave your mark on the organisation, enjoy innovating and putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, why not come and join us?
