Jobs
We’re passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Pan-London Advice First Aid (AFA) delivery manager
Pay: £35,585 – £39,539 per annum pro rata + 8.5% pension contribution after successful completion of probation period.
Location: Combination of home working, office working and working at outreach locations.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: 9am Monday 5th September 2022
Citizens Advice Wandsworth (CAW) is delighted that the GLA have funded the roll-out of Advice First Aid (AFA) as part of a wider pan London Crisis prevention project which aims to address the cost of living crisis impacting Londoners. You can read about the wider project here.
We are looking for someone to lead this ambitious, exciting and important work.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, training development and delivery experience, be a good project manager and a fantastic collaborator. Ideally, you will also have knowledge of advice issues and the sector.
Advice First Aid (AFA) is a training programme which helps participants to spot advice issues, give initial advice and to provide accurate signposting and referral support to people struggling with social welfare issues. AFA addresses local hardship by building the advice capacity of community, faith and voluntary partners and by connecting these groups with each other and with advice services.
CAW developed AFA in partnership with local faith and community groups, thanks to connections made by partners Wandsworth Community Empowerment network. You can read more about AFA here.
To find out more about the post or if you’d like to have an informal telephone discussion about the post prior to applying, please email recruitment@cawandsworth.org with your contact details and daytime availability.
To apply for this role please send your CV (3 sides max) and a supporting statement of no more than two sides setting out why you want the role and how you meet the points on the person specification (below) to recruitment@cawandsworth.org
Interviews will be held: Thursday 8th/Friday 9th September 2022 in our Battersea Library office
Adviser Roles
We are always on the look out for motivated, caring and enthusiastic people to work for us giving advice to the Wandsworth community.
If you are interested in an adviser or caseworker role with us, and have some transferable knowledge or skills, please email your CV and a bit of an introduction to recruitment@cawandsworth.org