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Income Maximisation Worker (Food Insecurity) - Citizens & Advice Rights Fife
Created: 02/12/2024
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Income Maximisation Worker (Food Insecurity)Contract: 24 months funding, with potential for extensionHours: 27.5 hours per week (5.5 hour per day, Monday to Friday)Salary: £28,762 per annum pro rataLocation: Citizens Advice & Rights Fife HQCitizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF) is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people. Their service continues to grow and expand, and they are now excited to be able to announce a further position attached to the food insecurity agenda to help them achieve their vision of “A better life for the people of Fife”.
Food insecurity occurs where people no longer have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable nutritious food. This post will partner with Dunfermline Foodbank, helping improve the financial circumstances of those using their emergency food services and providing a sustainable path out of food insecurity.
The successful applicant will deliver an income maximisation service to clients accessing the Dunfermline Foodbank service, providing personalised income maximisation advice and support. This service will include assessing welfare benefit entitlement, budgeting assistance, and information on banking services and affordable credit. The service will also actively refer both internally and externally where further issues are identified e.g. debt issues.
To be successful in this role you will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, a desire to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals, a can-do ethos, and a willingness to take ownership and responsibility for the delivery of the project. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate a commitment to CARF’s vision and values.
In this position, you are expected to be at the food bank Monday-Friday, 4.00-5.00, with the following schedule: Monday in Benarty, Tuesday in Cowdenbeath, Wednesday in Rosyth, Thursday in Inverkeithing, and Friday in Dunfermline. Outside of these hours, you will have a blend of working from home and at their Head Office.
How to apply
Please download the application pack, for an informal discussion contact Stuart Macaulay on [email protected] or call 01592 208496.
Previous applicants need not apply.
CARF is committed to Equal Opportunities and applications are welcome from all communities.
The closing date for applications is 11.59am on Wednesday 08 January 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 17 January 2025.
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