Financial Inclusion Assistant

Job Description

To deliver support, guidance and assistance to colleagues, vulnerable service users and other stakeholders in the areas of welfare benefit entitlement, income maximisation, and money advice in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Health & Social Care Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

The duties of this post requires access to the public sector network and therefore the successful applicant must complete a basic Disclosure Scotland application. A formal offer of employment with East Ayrshire Council will only be made once satisfactory clearance has been received. Any information that is disclosed on a basic disclosure will require to be discussed before a formal offer of employment is made.

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Additional Information

This is a full time, temporary post based within Financial Inclusion.

The post is temporary until 31/03/2024.

Work Pattern - Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri-9am-4pm

Annual Salary - £24,479 - £26,135

The workstyle for this post is ‘Mobile’ - 20-49% of time is office based. Able to work at home, or another location, or travel directly from home to other locations and client visits out in the field.

The admin base for this post is the Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock.

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