Permanent contract – hybrid working
Full time – 37 hours per week
Salary scale – £25,493.00 – £26,240.00 – £28,181.98 per annum
Hours – 37 hours a week (9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4:30pm on Fridays). Some roles will include out-of-hours provision for clients and operate shifts covering the hours of 9am – 8pm Monday to Friday, and Saturday 9.30am to 1pm
Work base – Full-time in the office during your initial probation period (6 months) then after probation, a hybrid work pattern with a mixture of office and home working. Our office is at Cobourg House in Mayflower Street, Plymouth.
Our telephone debt advisers work across our Utilities projects, supporting clients with debt and energy advice, or on our Money and Pension Service (MaPS) National Debt Hub project. All roles require telephone communication with clients, but some also require webchat work.
On some projects you will advise clients through pre-booked telephone appointments and for others you will advise clients through a national in-bound telephone and webchat service. There’s no ‘average’ appointment or call – advice is tailored, and each client is treated equitably. Each project has its own targets to meet around number of clients supported, to make sure we are helping as many people as possible. You will have individual targets and will enjoy working in this way.
Debt advice is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), so there are legal and regulatory rules that you will need to follow. As part of this, you’ll receive a lot of feedback on the quality of your work through our quality assurance (QAA) process to make sure our clients are getting the best possible advice.
You will be passionate about social justice and equity for all people, supporting the work of our Research and Campaigns team by completing evidence forms to raise issues faced by our clients.
It can be a challenging role, but you will be fully trained and supported, working as a part of a friendly, approachable and supportive team in a rewarding environment to provide the best possible service to people across England, Wales, and Scotland.
We have two start dates for this role:
* Tuesday 13th January 2026
* Tuesday 10th February 2026
Interviews will take place in November. Full training will be provided. During your initial classroom and on-the-job training, you will be based full-time at our city centre office at Cobourg House. You will continue to work from the office until you have successfully completed your probation period (usually 6 months). Once probation is passed, the role will move to a hybrid working pattern, with a minimum of 8 days per month in the office at Cobourg House, 32 Mayflower Street, Plymouth, although you are welcome to work from the office more often.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
We’re looking for people who really care about the work that we do for our clients and want to support them to find a solution for their debt circumstances. You will need to have a ‘client-first’ and ‘can-do’ attitude and will work to get the best outcome for them, whoever they are, and whatever the reason they’ve got into debt.
You will enjoy working with a diverse range of people and be open-minded and non-judgmental. You will take an empathetic and compassionate approach to clients to understand the problems they’re facing and find solutions while also managing professional boundaries and being able to separate your own experiences from those of your clients.
You will need to be emotionally intelligent and resilient and able to handle conversations about a wide range of potentially upsetting topics, including mental health issues, difficult life situations, domestic or financial abuse, and suicide, as these issues can be common when people are in debt and you may be the first person the client has ever told about these things.
People who thrive in this role are determined, perseverant and able to adapt to change and competing priorities quickly and calmly – working with people means sometimes things don’t go the way you thought, clients don’t answer their appointments or cases are more complex than you expected, but you will be someone who works hard to do your best for as many clients as possible and enjoys using your initiative to adapt if things don’t go as planned.
You will have good professional telephone skills and be able to demonstrate active listening and control a call effectively. You’ll be skilled at adapting your communication style to the client’s needs, including accessibility needs and communication preferences. You’ll need to be able to use a computer confidently and competently, being able to type notes or research advice while on the phone to clients at the same time, write up accurate notes of the call quickly and efficiently, as well as keep client management systems up to date.
We’re looking for people who are receptive to feedback and see it as a chance to continuously improve. You’ll need to act on this feedback as part our regulated debt advice requirements and put it into practice straight away.
JOB PACK & APPLICATION FORM:
Please complete the application form in full. We have two versions of the same application form in different colours, please complete one form you find easiest to read and return.
2. We’ll be shortlisting as applications are received.
3. Please let us know if you need us to adapt our application process so there are no barriers for you to apply.
ABOUT CITIZENS ADVICE PLYMOUTH:
Citizens Advice Plymouth is a resilient, creative and independent charity. It is part of the Citizens Advice national network of over 250 organisations that delivers advice and information across England and Wales.
We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds.
Benefits (subject to eligibility) include:
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional 2.5 days between Christmas & New Year (pro rata)
* Long term service leave – up to 5 additional days (pro rata)
* Employee assistance programme
* Healthcare plan which includes money back on prescription charges etc
* Cycle to work scheme
* Flexible working, career breaks, enhanced contractual sick pay, support for parents & carers
* Learning & development – training and development with access to a wide range of online courses to develop your skills
* Death in Service cover (2 x annual salary)
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