Money Mentor - The Courtyard
Job Posted: 25 September 2024
- Contract Term: Fixed Term
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: £32,697 per annum
- Industries: Accounting Banking & Financial General Office Health & Social Care
The role
This is a Fixed term / Secondment Opportunity to 6 November 2025
As a Money Mentor you will work within our communities, delivering money mentoring and coaching to Residents. You will develop and deliver partnership activities, workshops and training events with the aim of promoting financial resilience and wellbeing amongst our Residents. You will maintain accurate project records and produce detailed project reports. You will capture learning to share with project stakeholders and to help inform Southern Housing’s wider approach to financial inclusion and mental health.
Location
You’ll be based at our office in The Courtyard, Newport, Isle of Wight with the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager. The role will involve extensive travel across the Isle of Wight.
Please note:
Applicants will need to pass a DBS check upon appointment and be passionate about working with people and committed to delivering high quality community programs.
Applicants will also need to be confident in working with community members to grow projects and reach isolated individuals. Working flexibly across dates (including occasional weekend working), times and locations, responding to project and community need is required.
What you’ll need:
- Proven knowledge of issues relating to debt, financial exclusion and welfare benefit systems. Experience of providing person-centred support/advice and delivering both one to one and group money mentoring and coaching sessions
- Experienced in working with disadvantaged communities and knowledge of deprivation issues faced by residents on the Isle of Wight
- Direct recent experience of planning and developing workshops and session plans
- Practiced in project management methodologies – particularly, documenting risks and capturing learning. Ability to meet and set goals and work to tight deadlines. Capable of producing detailed, impactful, reports for stakeholders
- Ability to horizon-scan and identify potential opportunities for developing the project and/or risks that might threaten its success
- Ability to innovate and solve problems
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
In your supporting statement, please address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.
Closing Date: 6th October 2024 at 23:59
Shortlist Date: 7th October 2024
Interviews: 17th October 2024
* NB - We reserve the right to close this position depending on the number of applications received.
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
Inclusion & Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.
We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach
Southern Housing
We’re one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the South East, the Isle of Wight and the Midlands, giving over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own. At Southern Housing we understand the difference safe, secure and affordable homes can make to people’s lives. Our vision is to create communities where everyone has a safe home in a place where they’re proud to live. We’re big and we’re local. Residents are at the heart of our services, and we use our size to influence positive change in the areas where we operate. Our values are at the HEART of what we do. As an employee, you will always be honest, working with integrity and respect. You will ensure you work in an efficient and responsive way. You will be accountable and will make effective decisions within your role. You will be professional and respectful and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, you will be a trusted and respected team member.
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