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Income Maximisation Worker (Food Insecurity) - Citizens Advice and Rights Fife
Job title: Income Maximisation Worker
Location: Glenrothes
Hours: 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, and Friday Dunfermline)
Type of contract: 12 months funding, with potential for extension
More about the job
Citizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF) is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people. Our service continues to grow and expand, and we are now excited to announce a further position attached to the food insecurity agenda to help us achieve our 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.
How to apply: For further information please visit the Citizens Advice and Rights Fife Website.
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and applications are welcome from all communities.
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