Looking for your next challenge? Apply to be a foodbank adviser

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Looking for your next challenge? Apply to be a foodbank adviser

At Chichester District Foodbank, we do much more than provide emergency food parcels. We also support people who are locked in poverty, guiding them to services they can access to help them out of crisis. It’s part of our long-term strategy to end the need for foodbanks in our district.

To help us achieve this, we are working closely with Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice to recruit a Foodbank Adviser who will work in Chichester District Foodbanks to deliver an advice service to people accessing emergency food provisions.

Food Bank Adviser job description

Hours: 37 hours per week (job share considered)
Location: Chichester District Foodbanks
Contract type: 1-year fixed term with possible extension
Salary: £24,454.04 p/a
Closing date: Monday 7th October, 9am
Interview date: TBC

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 foodbank opening times. Subsequent client contact may be at the local Citizens Advice office or undertaken remotely. Home working is possible for casework.

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