MONEY GUIDANCE & DIGITAL SKILLS COACH
To apply for this role you must have a full driving licence and use of a car. Our Money Matters Service is looking for a Money Guidance & Digital Skills Coach. You will work within an experienced team, expanding your skills in a dynamic environment. You will be playing a vital part in improving the financial resilience of vulnerable people in the community. This is office based, home working and community locations. This is a part-time role.
Salary – £22,000 (£17,600 Pro Rata)
Hours – 28 hours per week part-time – (some flexible working will be required)
Responsible to: Money Guidance & Digital Lead
Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025. The contract which may be extended subject to funding – This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS and reference checks & six-month probationary review
Recruitment: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS and reference checks
Summary of duties
- To provide budget coaching to clients, including income maximisation, online benefits checks and expenditure minimisation.
- To provide clients with digital skills coaching at drop-in sessions or 1-2-1 appointments. We will cover digital basics such as setting up a device, accessing online services such as banking, shopping, budgeting, benefits, form filling, price comparisons and staying safe online.
- To assist with the Money Matters Facebook page using Canva, scheduling regular updates on where to find advisers and other relevant content for clients.
- Full Job specification available here
Staff Benefits:
- Group Life Insurance
- A Health Care & Cash Plan delivered by Medicash
- A salary exchange scheme – this is only for staff who have opted into the Saltbox Pension Scheme
- Staff support & counselling service from local NHS provider
- 24 days annual leave. Plus an extra day on your birthday
- We are an above the Living Wage Employer
Interviews: Will take place as soon as possible once a CV has been received, this will be between 9.00am and 4.00pm. They will be held at our offices in Bemersley House, Gitana Street, Hanley, ST1 1DY.
Closing date: Ongoing. A CV is required with a covering letter, explaining your suitability and experience for the role. Please send applications to helenp@saltbox.org.uk
RESTART HOUSING SUPPORT WORKER
To apply for this role you must have a full driving licence and use of a car. Due to the occupational needs of the business, we are looking to recruit a male member of staff
Restart provides supported housing, working with people leaving prison, and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. We recognise that often our clients have experienced a lifetime of personal challenges, which has significantly contributed to them falling into crime and hardship. The purpose of this role is to facilitate support for our clients in addressing complex issues such as homelessness, offending behaviour, family and community relationships, unemployment, mental health, drug and alcohol dependency, learning and life skills, with the aim of achieving independent living.
Salary – £21,400 – £23,700 depending on experience
Hours – Full Time: 35 hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 4:30pm – some flexible work may be required
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Contract: Permanent
Recruitment: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS and reference checks
Summary of duties
- Welcoming clients into the service, including registering with doctors, completing paperwork and responding to immediate needs
- Facilitating holistic support, offering a creative and assertive approach to client engagement
- Supporting clients to articulate and achieve their goals using the Outcome Star and a person centred flexible approach
- Undertake case management responsibilities, including setting up customers and recording all support on the appropriate internal case management system
- Leading support meetings with clients on your caseload
- Full Job specification available here
What we are looking for
- The successful candidate will be passionate about facilitating improved wellbeing and outcomes for those with multiple complex needs and disadvantage
- Someone with a driving license, access to a vehicle and willing to visit clients in their homes
- Ideally someone who has had paid or voluntary experience supporting vulnerable people, such aspeople with poor mental health, substance misuse, offending behaviour and homelessness
- Someone with an up-to-date understanding of the challenges people leaving prison and those without a home face
- An ability to develop genuine connections, to motivate and inspire behavioural change
- Someone who is able to work flexibly and calmly under pressure, with a can do attitude
- An ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with vulnerable people, their families and other organisations
- Someone with the ability to produce records, reports and letters of a professional standard
- Patience, emotional resilience and a non-judgemental attitude towards our client group
- GCSE standard of education with A-C grades in English and maths or equivalent is desirable
Staff Benefits:
- Group Life Insurance
- A Health Care & Cash Plan delivered by Medicash
- A salary exchange scheme – this is only for staff who have opted into the Saltbox Pension Scheme
- Staff support & counselling service from local NHS provider
- 24 days annual leave. Plus an extra day on your birthday
- We are an above the Living Wage Employer
Closing date: Ongoing. A CV is required with a covering letter, explaining your suitability and experience for the role. Please send applications to helenp@saltbox.org.uk
RESTART HOUSING SUPPORT WORKER
To apply for this role you must have a full driving licence and use of a car.
Restart provides supported housing, working with people leaving prison, and those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. We recognise that often our clients have experienced a lifetime of personal challenges, which has significantly contributed to them falling into crime and hardship. The purpose of this role is to facilitate support for our clients in addressing complex issues such as homelessness, offending behaviour, family and community relationships, unemployment, mental health, drug and alcohol dependency, learning and life skills, with the aim of achieving independent living.
Salary – £21,400 – £23,700 depending on experience
Hours – Full Time: 35 hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 4:30pm – some flexible work may be required
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Contract: Fixed term to 30 November 2024
Recruitment: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS and reference checks
Summary of duties
- Welcoming clients into the service, including registering with doctors, completing paperwork and responding to immediate needs
- Facilitating holistic support, offering a creative and assertive approach to client engagement
- Supporting clients to articulate and achieve their goals using the Outcome Star and a person centred flexible approach
- Undertake case management responsibilities, including setting up customers and recording all support on the appropriate internal case management system
- Leading support meetings with clients on your caseload
- Full Job specification available here
What we are looking for
- The successful candidate will be passionate about facilitating improved wellbeing and outcomes for those with multiple complex needs and disadvantage
- Someone with a driving license, access to a vehicle and willing to visit clients in their homes
- Ideally someone who has had paid or voluntary experience supporting vulnerable people, such aspeople with poor mental health, substance misuse, offending behaviour and homelessness
- Someone with an up-to-date understanding of the challenges people leaving prison and those without a home face
- An ability to develop genuine connections, to motivate and inspire behavioural change
- Someone who is able to work flexibly and calmly under pressure, with a can do attitude
- An ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with vulnerable people, their families and other organisations
- Someone with the ability to produce records, reports and letters of a professional standard
- Patience, emotional resilience and a non-judgemental attitude towards our client group
- GCSE standard of education with A-C grades in English and maths or equivalent is desirable
Staff Benefits:
- Group Life Insurance
- A Health Care & Cash Plan delivered by Medicash
- A salary exchange scheme – this is only for staff who have opted into the Saltbox Pension Scheme
- Staff support & counselling service from local NHS provider
- 24 days annual leave. Plus an extra day on your birthday
- We are an above the Living Wage Employer
Closing date: Ongoing. A CV is required with a covering letter, explaining your suitability and experience for the role. Please send applications to helenp@saltbox.org.uk.
