Debt Advisor Immediately Required
Duration: Permanent
Location: Leicester with travel to Nottingham
Hours: 40 Hours – Monday – Friday
Pay Rate: £25,879 per annum
An opening has for a permanent Debt Advisor to be based in Leicester with occasional travel to Nottingham. This opportunity is looking for candidates who have a strong background within providing debt advice to a vulnerable client group.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Identify and engaging with offenders with a range of significant debt issues, and with multiple barriers to resettlement
- As an experienced advisor you will assist clients, to obtain information, providing advice and guidance on priority and non-priority debts, budgeting, and informing clients of available options and what would be in their best interests
- Advise on and complete DRO’s, bankruptcy applications and financial statements and other documentation as required
- Assist clients in completing benefit checkers to determine their eligibility for benefits entitlement and signposting to access benefits and specialist benefit support agencies
- Building effective relationships with external agencies to maintain good relationships and maximise successful outcomes and share good practice
- Deliver both tailored group based training sessions for clients, alongside one to one based case work
- Work closely with local stakeholders and agencies including National Probation Service
- Keep records efficiently and in line with the needs and requirements of the prime contractor, HMPPS and with Langley House Trust (the Trust) policies and procedures
- Report interventions, communications and outcomes as required, including relevant systems and updating paperwork required by the Trust
The successful candidate will have:
- Previous experience working in a similar post
- Full licence and access to a vehicle
To discuss this role in more detail and to secure this opportunity, please contact Kimberleigh Parsons (Executive Consultant) on 0121 616 0660 or alternatively email kparsons@venngroup.com
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