Debt Adviser

Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice are pleased to have received funding for supporting clients with debt advice referred by Arun District Council.

We are now recruiting an adviser to provide a high quality, effective and efficient advice and information service to clients who require support in the Arun district. The advice will be holistic and take the client all the way through the advice process, from gathering information to finding a debt solution.

You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.

Preference will be given to those able to undertake in-person work in our offices in Arun but remote only applicants will also be considered.

Essential:

- Commitment to training
- Able to prioritise and work to deadline
- Effective communicator
- Good numeracy skills
- Confident IT user
- Able to work as a team and independently
- Able to work in a non-judgemental way

Experience of giving debt advice is preferred but not essential.

Previous applicants need not apply.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: £14,157.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bognor Regis