Financial Inclusion Specialist
Southdown
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lewes • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £27,942 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide one-to-one support to clients experiencing mental health challenges
- Help clients navigate the benefits system, manage their money, and access the right support
- Assess new clients and support people in crisis
- Run money management workshops and work closely with other services
- Help improve the service by sharing ideas and client feedback
Requirements
- Experience supporting people with mental health needs, including those in crisis or facing complex challenges
- Strong working knowledge of UK benefits and welfare entitlements
- Experience giving budgeting advice, completing benefit calculations, and challenging decisions
- Confidence managing risk and co-creating safety plans
- Strong communication and partnership skills
- A standard DBS check (paid for by Southdown)
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Benefits
- Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
- Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
- Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
- Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
budgeting advicebenefit calculationsrisk managementsafety planning
Soft skills
communication skillspartnership skills
Certifications
DBS checkfull UK driving licence