Job description
Position: Trainee Generalist Advice Caseworkers
Location: London
Closing date: 18 May 2023
Role details
Job title: Trainee Generalist Advice Caseworkers
Location: London
Salary: NJC Scale 5 - £28,274 per annum
Salary pro rata: No
London allowance: Yes
Hours per week: 35
Type of contract: Fixed term
Closing date for applications: REPLACEMENT_STRING05-15
Closing time: 09:00
Interview date: 2023-05-18
Link to job pack for application and/or email address for more information: https://www.citizensadvicesouthwark.org.uk/join-us/paid-roles/
This is an exciting opportunity for a paid or volunteer Gateway Assessors to be fast tracked through the adviser training programme and gain paid advice work experience whilst achieving competency as a Generalist Advice Caseworker. Once having completed an initial four weeks training you will be allocated to work on one of a range of different projects and services providing direct advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues.
- You must be a competent trained Gateway Assessor and have achieved the Gateway Certificate.
- An understanding of the advice needs and issues of the local community in a diverse inner-city area
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
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.
All local Citizens Advice produce their own annual report, but you can find out more about the Citizens Advice network or download the latest national Citizens Advice annual report.