Financial Wellbeing Worker
This is a Fixed Term Contract, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
A typical day of a Financial Wellbeing Worker:
The ‘Financial Wellbeing Service’ is part of the new Support Hub aimed at providing a responsive, person centred support to veterans with sight loss. You will be involved in the day-to-day delivery of the Financial Wellbeing service ensuring the highest standard of service is delivered in a person-centred manner. You will provide financial wellbeing advice & information, carry out financial assessments and benefit checks. You may also be required to assist with grant or financial assistance applications. With support from the financial wellbeing lead you will be responsible for managing your own workload including scheduling, delivering and recording outcomes of the financial wellbeing service.
We are looking for:
A conscientious, creative, enthusiastic individual who is highly motivated and skilled to plan and organise opportunities for financial support for veterans with sight loss. It is preferable that you have experience of working in a similar role and experience of delivering group information sessions would be beneficial. You will have an awareness of veterans and individuals with sight loss’s need with an ability to build rapport quickly.
You will have proficient IT skills and the ability to use Word/Excel/Teams/Zoom with knowledge of electronic administrative and record keeping systems.
You will have a passion or interest in financial wellbeing with a desire to support veterans to maximise their income and maintain their independence. You will be willing to travel to engage with veterans and other organisations to increase access to the financial wellbeing service across Scotland.
We Offer:
Generous annual leave entitlement which increases after 4 years’ service, Generous pension scheme, Access to learning and development opportunities and many more, please visit our website for more information.
If you are enthusiastic and could make a difference to a Veteran with Sight loss, we would love to hear from you.
Email; people@sightscotland.org.uk.
About us
For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.
Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:
• Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference
• Putting our community at the heart of what we do
• Campaigning for change
• Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions
• Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.
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