Trainee Casework Adviser Leeds, England
Job description
Position: Trainee Casework Adviser
Location: Leeds
Closing date: 17 May 2023
Role details
Job title: Trainee Casework Adviser
Location:Leeds
Salary:23,484 rising to 25,927 once qualified
Hours per week: 36.25
Type of contract:Permanent
Closing date for applications: 17-05-2023
Closing time:16:00
Email address for more information: [email protected]
CHAPELTOWN CITIZENS ADVICE based in an inner city multi-racial area of Leeds, Chapeltown Citizens Advice is an independent charity with 14 paid staff and 35 volunteers that provides a comprehensive advice service from its main office and outreaches.
This role may be suitable for you if you:
- Have experience of giving information/guidance to clients either within the public/charity sector or a regulated environment such as banking/insurance or other customer facing work anywhere in the world.
- Have an understanding of current issues facing disadvantaged groups in society. Have experience of working without close supervision and the ability to work to deadlines/manage time to ensure KPIs are achieved.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Are able to work flexibly as part of a team
We can offer comprehensive training and support to enable you to achieve competence as an adviser. You will be expected to complete the adviser training within two months and develop experience to casework level following that.
The role is to train as a caseworker. You will learn about all aspects of our work including giving advice through various channels, the telephone, email, and face to face.
Salary: 23,484 moving to £25,927 - £27,514 per annum after qualifying satisfactorily per annum plus 5% pension contribution. 36.25 hours per week 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Every local Citizens Advice is a registered charity. Different application procedures are adopted by individual local Citizens Advice. Contact the relevant one as outlined in the information about this role. You should not send an application form to national Citizens Advice.
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