Job Title: Financial Wellbeing Advisor X 2 posts
Location: 1x Edinburgh Children First base and 1 x The Scottish Borders Children First base
Salary: Band C, £30,602.00 - £35,778.00 per annum
Post Type: Permanent, Full time 35 hours
Closing Date: 25th May 2026
Interview Date: Week beginning 8th June 2026
Are you an experienced Money or Welfare rights advisor – we want to hear from you! …
This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Financial Wellbeing Team as part of our Money, debt, benefits and Energy advice delivery, supporting our additional services across the charity.
Our Financial Wellbeing service works alongside families to address the challenges and risks which may have led to vulnerability, promote connection to their local communities, and improve financial stability and resilience. Our aim is to support communities to become more resilient and a place where children feel safe, valued, understood and supported.
The Financial Wellbeing Advisor will work across East regions offering support, community connection, and expert benefit, energy and debt advice. This will enable families to resolve debt and money problems, become more financially resilient and break the cycle of poverty.
A priority for the financial wellbeing advisor will be to increase the capacity of our current service to provide Type I and II Financial wellbeing in one of the most deprived areas in Scotland.
You will work as part of our National Financial wellbeing team offering remote advice to families across Scotland by telephone or webchat. You will support families within their homes, deliver workshops within the community and in schools, and offer drop-in sessions within the community.
If you have experience of delivering money, and debt advice, understand the impact trauma and adversity can have on children and families, and believe that you can apply this to your practice, we want to hear from you.
This is a full time, 35 hours post funded until the 31 March 2029 with the intention to explore funding options beyond this date. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of families, including evenings and weekends as required.
Closing Date:25th May 2026
Interview Date: It is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing of 8th June 2026
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FULL JOB DESCRIPTION:
Key Result Areas
- To deliver a range of face-to-face and remote/digital welfare rights, financial inclusion, income maximisation, debt and energy advice up to and including casework to SNSIAP Type II, referring and supporting families for representation and preparation for court/tribunal.
- To promote a multi-skilled / multi-agency approach in working collaboratively with relevant organisations and partners, including department of work and pensions, HMRC, and as a member of an integrated staff team
- To promote the values and principles of Children First in providing support and advice to the most vulnerable families, promoting their full participation and understanding in the services they receive
- To work in partnership with families to address their needs.
- To develop partnerships to deliver drop-in sessions within local communities to expand our reach in eliminating poverty.
- To record, monitor and evaluate information and plan work in accordance with Children First policies, procedures and management systems in line with Scottish National Information and advice standards.
- To work in partnership with staff members and volunteers to assist in the evaluation and continuous improvement of the service.
- To contribute to written reports for a variety of partners/funders and to support accreditation in Money Advice.
- To ensure own continuing professional development through the Children First appraisal and supervision process.
Any additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and will usually be appropriate and compatible with the regular type of work. If an additional task or responsibility becomes a regular or frequent part of the job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the post holder.
Additional Responsibilities
- To be committed and adhere to Children First vision, mission and values.
- To comply with Children First Child Protection and Adult Protection policies and procedures and with National Guidance.
- To comply with Children First code of conduct (All Children First staff) and Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers (specific to Children and Family Services Divisional staff).
- To actively consider the involvement of children, young people and families with whom we work, in all areas of practice and to implement the Children First Participation Standards.
- To actively consider the involvement of volunteers in all areas of our work and to implement the Children First Volunteer Development Policy.
- To observe all health and safety requirements.
- To work within and promote policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
- Work and adhere to the Scottish National information and advice Standards.