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Citizens Advice & Rights Fife - Income Maximisation Worker (Food Insecurity)
Created: 19/09/2024
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Income Maximisation Worker (Food Insecurity)Contract: 12 months funding, with potential for extensionHours: 27.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 5.5 hours per day (requirement to be in the foodbank daily between 4-6pm) (Monday Benarty, Tuesday Cowdenbeath, Wednesday Rosyth, Thursday Inverkeithing & Friday Dunfermline)Salary: £28,762 per annum pro rata (pay award pending)Location: CARF HQ (does not offer advice)Citizens 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 CARF achieve its vision of “A better life for the people of Fife”.
Food insecurity occurs when 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.
How to apply
Please download the application pack, for an informal discussion contact Jaq McDonald (01592 765410) Stuart Macaulay (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 5.00pm on Tuesday 15 October 2024. Interviews will place on Friday 25 October 2024.
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