Overview
Money & Energy Advice Service Lead. Pro rata salary: £39,825 (35 hour week). Home-based, with travel as required. Up to 35 hours per week with occasional evenings and/or weekend work will be required. Permanent (subject to external funding). Responsible for: 2.0 FTE Money & Energy Advisers.
Role purpose
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced welfare benefits practitioner with a passion for sharing knowledge and enabling teams to deliver above and beyond.
With around 4 in 10 beneficiaries, we support seeking help with financial difficulties, this is a pivotal role for Kidney Care UK.
Key responsibilities
* Lead a small team delivering benefits and energy advice and support directly to clients.
* Upskill and support the Patient Support team across the country.
* Act as the subject matter expert within Kidney Care UK.
Funding
Our external partners – British Gas Energy Trust have committed to fund our Money and Energy Service until March 2027. We are advertising this position as ‘permanent’ – we anticipate confirmation by December 2026 whether funding will be extended beyond March 2027.
This role is made possible thanks to the support of British Gas Energy Trust.
About Kidney Care UK
Around 3.5 million people in the UK live with chronic kidney disease, and one million of them don’t know that they do. Since 1975, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.
About the Money & Energy Advice Service
The Money & Energy Advice Service (MEAS) provides information and support for welfare benefits and income maximisation and promotes awareness of efficient energy use. Working closely with Patient Support officers, MEAS provides specialist knowledge and directly supports clients to achieve sustainable financial outcomes. The service was established in 2023 with the support of British Gas Energy Trust and is embedded as a valued element of the many ways Kidney Care UK supports people affected by kidney failure.
What we offer
* Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
* Annual and Christmas leave – 25 days annual leave for full-time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
* Pension – auto-enrolled with employer contribution of 8%.
* Health cashback plan – claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
* Employee Assistance Programme – access to support including counselling, health resources and advice.
* Cycle2Work scheme
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