Location:Ringwood Library
Salary:From £24,350 (pro-rata for 30 hours per week)
Contract:Permanent/Part-time
Closing Date:30th June 2025
The Role
The project aims to tackle child poverty; working with a small number of schools within the Ringwood and Fordingbridge area, we aim to use effective partnerships to deliver a range of advice to parents and carers of pupils at those schools. We hope that by delivering comprehensive and high-quality advice and support to households with school age children, we will help to make them more financially secure and resilient.
The Schools Project Adviser will provide advice and support to families who are experiencing profound difficulties in managing problems, including debt and benefit issues, and who may face additional problems such as the threat of homelessness. To access this service the family must have at least one child attending one of the participating schools in the Ringwood and Fordingbridge area. This support may be intensive. The Schools Project Adviser will act as a bridge between clients, the Citizens Advice team and third-party organisations to aid engagement in the processes associated with addressing their issues. This may involve liaison with key local agencies (Food Banks, New Forest District Council, Housing Associations, Schools etc.) as well as providing practical support such as accompanying clients to meetings, help with paperwork and associated administrative tasks.
Please note that this role is term-time only plus three weeks (42 weeks total per year). The stated salary is the full time equivalent, this will be pro-rated.
Why Join Us?
* Flexible working arrangements to support your work/life balance.
* 25 days’ holiday per year (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
* A welcoming, inclusive, and purpose-driven work environment.
How to Apply
To find out more please visit Our Current Vacancies - Citizens Advice New Forest to view the job pack, where you can read the job description and person specification.
Send your CV and a cover letter (maximum 500 words) or contact us for an informal chat, email:jobs@canf.uk
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