Financial Wellbeing and Energy Advice Worker
- Full time
- £34,390 – £38,451
- Hybrid: Aberdeen or Inverness
- Closing 1st November 2026
- Advertised from 15th October 2026
- 37.5 hours per week. Temporary until September 2028.
Role
Caring for a child with a life-shortening condition can bring unexpected financial pressures, including higher care and energy costs and changes to a family’s income. In this role, you will provide practical, compassionate advice that helps families understand their options and maximise the money available to them.
You will join CHAS’s supportive and experienced Financial Wellbeing and Energy Advice Team, working primarily with teams in Aberdeen and Inverness and alongside Family Support Teams across CHAS. The team achieved more than £1.7 million in financial gains for CHAS families last year.
Funded through a grant from Scottish Gas Network (SGN), this post will extend financial wellbeing and energy advice for families in the Grampian and Highland regions. This is a temporary role, currently funded until 30 September 2028.
The Role
You will work directly with families of children with life-shortening conditions, providing one-to-one support across income maximisation, welfare benefits, money advice and energy advice.
This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work from your Aberdeen or Inverness base one day each week. You will also undertake home visits and manage your own diary, giving you the flexibility to plan your workload around the needs of families and the service.
Your work will include:
- Explaining benefit entitlements and supporting families through applications and casework.
- Helping families identify ways to maximise income and strengthen their financial wellbeing.
- Providing impartial energy advice and information on energy efficiency.
- Supporting applications to benevolent funds, trusts and other sources of financial help.
- Signposting or referring families to specialist services when further support is required.
- Building effective relationships with external organisations, partners and volunteers.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring practical advice skills, sound judgement and a family-centred approach. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Experience of providing welfare benefits, money, income maximisation or energy advice.
- Confidence managing casework and supporting people through applications and complex processes.
- The ability to explain detailed information clearly, sensitively and in accessible language.
- A commitment to impartial, accurate and person-centred advice.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations.
- Good organisation and record keeping, with the confidence to manage your own diary, caseload, home visits and a varied workload.
A driving licence, access to a car and willingness to travel is essential for this post as travel to family homes across both Grampian and Highland regions for home visits will be a core responsibility of this role.
About CHAS
At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, offering care and support that helps families make the most of their precious time together.
CHAS provides support through Rachel House and Robin House, outreach services in homes, hospitals and communities across Scotland, and partnership working with Scotland’s three children’s hospitals.
What we offer:
- A close and supportive team: Work alongside experienced colleagues who share knowledge, solve problems together and are committed to achieving the best outcomes for families.
- Expert guidance: Learn from colleagues with specialist expertise in financial wellbeing, welfare benefits and energy support, with guidance available as you develop in the role.
- Training and development: Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities to strengthen your knowledge, build confidence and grow your specialist skills.
- Flexible hybrid working: Work from your Aberdeen or Inverness base one day each week, alongside home working and home visits, while managing your own diary.
- Comprehensive benefits: Benefit from generous annual leave, the option to join a Local Government pension scheme, incremental salary progression, Blue Light discounts and health and wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme.
If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply.
Application notes
Visit our vacancy page for further information about the role and working with CHAS: chas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4348463
Use the Apply Now button on our website to answer a couple of questions and upload your CV, or complete the full application form.
To arrange an informal conversation about the position, please contact Abbie Durham, Financial Wellbeing and Energy Advice Team, on abbiedurham@chas.org.uk
For queries about the recruitment process, contact the HR Team on 0131 444 3293 or email careers@chas.org.uk
This role will be subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check (children and protected adults).
The Rehabilitation Worker will facilitate positive lifestyle changes for clients by developing and implementing individual Action Plans to enable clients to live predominantly without using substances.
GRADE (A): £34,941 - £39,363
Candidates should:
- Be qualified to Degree/Diploma level or equivalent in Social Work, Nursing, Community Learning and Development OR hold an SVQ4 Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 9.
- Have experience of working with individuals with issues relating to their drug and/or alcohol use.
- Be computer literate.
GRADE (B): £31,761 - £34,914
Candidates should:
- Be qualified to HNC in Social Care or equivalent OR SVQ3 Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 7.
- Have experience of working with individuals with issues relating to their drug and/or alcohol use.
- Be computer literate.
The service operates on a Fife-wide basis therefore the ability to travel across Fife is essential.
FIRST operate a blended model of office/home working.
Sessional Support Workers
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: Highlands and Grampian
- Closing 16th October 2026
Sessional Support Workers work within the Family Support Services Team. The Family Support Services Team at SBH Scotland have the key aims of:
- Increasing awareness and understanding of spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus across Scotland so that those affected are empowered and supported appropriately to achieve their potential.
- Offering support to children, young people, adults, their families and carers affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus so that they have resilience and are empowered to live as independently as possible.
Family Support Services use a person-centred approach to tailor information and appropriately support according to individual need. SBH Scotland works in partnership with other agencies to provide information and support throughout the lifespan.
The Sessional Support Worker Role:
To provide appropriate support to children/young people/adults affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in a variety of settings, this could be 1-to-1 work but will focus mainly on group work.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and facilitate support groups, outings and other events as required
- Coordinate and facilitate groups according to needs; promoting independence, self management and peer support
- Facilitate and encourage the personal and social development of SBH Scotland members
- Establish and maintain effective communications and working relationships with partner agencies and colleagues to promote the wellbeing of service users.
- To maintain confidentiality with regard to sensitive personal information relating to individual users of the service
- To attend training as required and as identified through supervision and appraisal
- To liaise regularly with the Team Lead, and to attend and participate in staff team meetings
- All employees are expected to abide by Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland’s policies and procedures.
- Undertake other duties that may reasonably be requested by Team Lead
Accountable to: Senior Support Lead
Hours: Zero Hours Contract paid at £13.72 per hour. Travel Expenses Paid.
Hours will vary depending on activities, individual work, training and meetings. Work may be out with normal office hours, including evening and weekends therefore flexibility is a necessity.
Regional Manager, Patient Support (Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Full time
- £39,825
- Remote: Home-based within the nations Scotland or Northern Ireland, with travel as required.
- Closing 16th October 2026
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by kidney disease?
We’re looking for an experienced manager who wants to be part of work that genuinely transforms lives.
About Kidney Care UK
There are 7.2 million people with some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the UK, equivalent to 1 in 10 people. There are one million people in the UK who have CKD but are not aware of it.
Since 1975, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.
About the Patient Support Service
The Patient Support Service provides practical, emotional and financial support for anyone affected by chronic kidney disease. Whatever the need presented, we empower people living with CKD and their families and carers to understand their options and make informed choices to positively navigate their experience of CKD. We’ll walk alongside them for as long as they need us to.
About the role
We are looking for a passionate and inspirational individual to lead our Patient Support service across Scotland & Northern Ireland. You and your team will reach kidney patients at their point of need and ensure they are supported or signposted to the services that will improve their wellbeing and maximise outcomes in line with the objectives of the service as directed by the Programme Manager/Head of Service.
Alongside our other Regional Managers, you will be the national face of Kidney Care UK patient support services, raising awareness of the service and the Charity and building strong relationships with the kidney patients, renal units, Kidney Patient Associations (KPAs), health professionals and other kidney stakeholder groups in your regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of five Patient Support Officers to deliver an accessible, valued and effective service across your designated region. Responsibility for the training, development and wellbeing of the regional team.
- Lead the delivery of Kidney Care UK service and funder required outcomes into service delivery aligned with the Kidney Care Patient Support service strategy.
- Through in-person attendance at stakeholder events and meetings, build strong relationships with key decision makers and influencers in health and care commissioning and delivery in your region.
- Develop and maintain effective monitoring and measurement to demonstrate the outputs and effectiveness of the service and its impact on patient experience and outcomes.
- Using data and insight, report internally and externally with updates on regional issues, needs and challenges to inform service development.
- Manage the budget designated for your region, keeping accurate records of expenditure and reporting.
- Act as an organisational Designated Safeguarding Person in accordance with policy and procedures.
About you
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Understanding of the workings of NHS patient care pathways.
- Experience of delivering patient support services in a kidney or related health condition environment.
- Understanding of kidney disease and the needs of people with kidney disease, their families and their carers.
- The ability to influence, inspire and effectively manage a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, with experience in building credibility with senior external stakeholders and managing relationships with diplomacy.
Experience of working within an NHS charity or large health related fundraising environment is highly desirable, as is understanding of relevant UK benefits legislation and entitlements.
Please note: You must live within one of the regions (Scotland or Northern Ireland) and have the ability to travel within those regions independently and on a regular basis. There may also be some travel across the UK.
What we offer
Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their families:
- Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
- Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
- Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme where your employer will contribute 8% of your salary.
- Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Learning and development – you’ll be able to access the full benefits of our membership of Fundraising Everywhere, Charity Comms and NVCO.
As a Care Assistant at Leuchie, you’ll be part of a friendly, multi-disciplinary team helping our guests make the most of their time with us.
You’ll provide high-quality, person-centred care while supporting guests to enjoy their holiday, maintain their independence and experience everything Leuchie has to offer. Your role will include:
- Providing support with personal care and day-to-day activities
- Promoting independence, choice and dignity at all times
- Getting to know our guests and supporting them in the way that works best for them
- Joining in with social activities, outings and experiences
- Helping create a warm, welcoming and enjoyable environment throughout their stay
This isn’t your typical care role. At Leuchie, you’re not just supporting someone with their care needs — you’re helping them have a break, try something new, spend time with loved ones and create memories.
Flexible Opportunities
With a range of hours available, the role can work well around university, family life or other commitments.
Salary & Benefits
- £13.78 – £14.05 per hour, depending on experience
- Every other weekend off, with a Friday 1pm finish
- 35 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
- Fully funded training and SVQs
- Free home cooked meals and refreshments while on shift
- Pension and life assurance
- Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Retail discounts - Costco Card Eligibility
- Free parking
About You
We’re looking for people who are:
- Caring, compassionate and reliable
- Friendly, positive and approachable
- Proactive and willing to get involved
- Good communicators who enjoy working as part of a team
- Comfortable supporting people with a range of care needs
- Legally entitled to work in the UK
- Able to drive, ideally, due to our rural location
No previous care experience is required. What matters most to us is your attitude, compassion and willingness to learn. We’ll provide the training and support you need to become confident in the role.
All roles are subject to a satisfactory PVG check and receipt of two references.
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