Job Description
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Can you please provide a full CV with details of work history; along with a covering letter detailing how your skills and experience align with the job description; including specific examples demonstrating your experience in advising vulnerable clients on welfare rights issues.
Income Maximisation and Budgeting Adviser (New Scots in Stirling Project)
Stirling Council's advice services offer extensive, independent guidance on money management, debt and welfare benefits to vulnerable citizens across Stirling. These services are provided through two main initiatives:
1. Advice Stirling: Provides Money, Debt & Benefit advice and advocacy to Stirling citizens through a number of different projects.
2. Forth Valley Macmillan Money Matters: This initiative focuses on income maximisation for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their families/carers.
Additionally, the team is a key local provider of digital inclusion services, aimed at enhancing people's digital skills.
The New Scots in Stirling Project was established in January and is a collaboration between Advice Services, the Resettlement Team and the Learning and Employability Team. The project is designed to support the increasing number of refugees in Stirling; and we strive to create an inclusive, welcoming community where everyone has the opportunity to achieve financial stability and independence.
This project consists of the following support:
3. Resettlement Team : Provides support and guidance on settling in Stirling,
4. Learning and Employability : Assists individuals with learning opportunities such as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and helps identify employment opportunities.
5. Advice Stirling : Assists individuals with income maximisation, welfare rights advice, budgeting support, guidance on the UK benefit system and debt advice.
6. Digital Inclusion Programme : Helps individuals improve their digital skills and supports the introduction of digital services like E-visas and Universal Credit.
7. Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
8. Carers Leave
9. Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
10. Access to Health & Wellbeing support
11. Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
12. Cycle to Work Scheme
13. Lift share Scheme
14. Car Lease Scheme
15. Technology Benefit Scheme