BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advice Worker to join our Maximise Early Years project as part of the award winning Maximise! partnership between CHAI and Children 1st.
Are you passionate and committed to making a meaningful difference for families experiencing
multiple barriers to moving out of poverty?
The project takes a whole family, early intervention and trauma-informed approach to helping families who require some additional support
to move out of poverty. The Advice Worker will support families across 5 Early Years Centres in the North of Edinburgh at Craigmillar, Fort, Granton, Greendykes and Moffat.
Using the holistic Maximise! model of Income Maximisation, Employability and Family Wellbeing support, the project aims to help families towards increased financial and social inclusion, better stability within family relationships, improved living conditions, and further skills development leading to progression along the employability pipeline.
Working as a key member of this multi-disciplinary team, the Advice worker will provide a flexible and needs-led advice service to parents of children attending the Early Years Centre and be expected to contribute to the further development of the Maximise! model which incorporates the ethos of close partnership working with families, the Early Years Centres and all relevant stakeholders.
Are you?:
• Passionate and committed to making a meaningful difference for families experiencing multiple barriers to moving out of poverty
• Able to quickly learn complex rules and legislation on Welfare Benefits, Debt and Housing.
• Enthusiastic about contributing to the delivery and further development of this already successful partnership service.
• Able to build trusting professional relationships.
• Understanding of people’s journeys and the challenges they have had in their lives, and how poverty and inequality can have an impact on them.
At CHAI we offer the following:
· Extensive training programme
· Flexible working
· Access to Simply Health benefit plan
· 32 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays)
· Enrolment to NOW Pension Scheme
· Supportive work environment
· Opportunities to improve services and make a difference.
Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you are interested in the post and how your knowledge, skills, experience, and personal qualities will fulfil the job description and person specification to:
Email: recruitment@chaiedinburgh.org.uk
CHAI (Community Help & Advice Initiative
28 Westfield Avenue Edinburgh EH11 2QH
Tel: 0131 442 2100
Fax: 0131 443 5891
Email: chai@chaiedinburgh.org.uk
Web: chaiedinburgh.org.uk