Cost of Living Link Worker

Cost of Living Link Worker London, England

Lambeth Council
Full Time London, England 39615 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Cost of Living Link Worker (591)

PO2: £39,615pa inc LW rising in annual increments to £42,510 pa

Full Time and Fixed Term for 12 months.

Covid-19, and the subsequent cost of living crisis have had a profound affect on the financial security and financial resilience of Lambeth residents, resulting in increasing demand for advice services and financial support. The Cost-of-Living Link Worker is a new role created as a part of the Council’s wider response to the cost-of-living crisis, piloting a proactive and targeted approach to residents indicated as being the most vulnerable to ensure they are aware of, and supported to access the full range of support available to them through central government and local authority initiatives. Recognising the benefits that good work brings for residents both financially and in terms of health and wellbeing, the postholder will also explore opportunities for residents to progress onto an employment and training routeway, wherever this is feasible.

The Link Worker will work collaboratively with residents to develop a personalised action plan, setting out next steps and tracking progress of their caseload. The service will be flexible, offering in-person, remote, or telephone consultations as appropriate to resident need.

As the postholder will be engaging and supporting some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents, empathy, and the ability to build rapport is essential, along with a sound understanding of the types of challenges faced by residents in the current economic climate and potential resolutions.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Jacqueline Faulkner, Head of Economic Inclusion [email protected]

Interested?

Click the 'Apply' button and complete an online application form.

Job Description & Person Specification

The closing date for receiving completed application forms is 2 May 2023 at midnight.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

Lambeth aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all and is committed to safer recruitment.

We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role as we are a Disability Confident employer. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.

Cost of Living Link Worker
Lambeth Council

www.lambeth.gov.uk
Lambeth, United Kingdom
Adedamola Aminu
$1 to $5 million (USD)
51 to 200 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
1963
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