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Great opportunity to join Portsmouth Homes as a Money Adviser and make a real difference! The Social Housing Sector has seen considerable change in the last 2 years with the addition of new and revised regulations including a new set of consumer standards. Portsmouth Homes is undertaking a programme of change to respond to the new environment and changes in expectations from our tenants and leaseholders.
Job Responsibility:
Provides a proactive, needs-led service to Portsmouth Homes residents and their households, focusing on complex financial, welfare benefit, and debt issues
Help residents sustain their tenancies, improve financial resilience, and complement the support offered by generic Housing Officers
Work collaboratively within Housing Offices and the wider community, offering specialist expertise in welfare benefits, debt management, and budgeting
Manage your own caseload, assisting tenants with complex situations requiring specialist intervention, such as mandatory reconsiderations, appeals, Debt Relief Orders, and bankruptcy processes
Requirements:
Good working knowledge of welfare benefits and local and national policies and legislation regarding Money Debt and Welfare Benefit advice
Experience of supporting customers with budgeting advice and advising on priority and non-priority debts
Approachable, supportive and non-judgemental, and able to foster positive working relationships
Ability to listen well and use effective questioning skills and professional curiosity to understand root causes
Competent at understanding complex information and relaying this to customers in clear and simple terms
Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective negotiation
Experience in developing others, supporting them to perform effectively
Self-motivated with the ability to work without support
Awareness of the wider social issues that affect customers
Awareness of departmental budget constraints and the need to minimise expenditure
Ability to utilise good negotiation and persuasive skills
Ability to work closely with all teams within Portsmouth Homes
Understanding of working collaboratively with Housing Benefit Teams, Council Tax Departments, the Department for Works and Pensions and other Money advice organisations
Hold or be prepared to obtain and maintain accreditation with the Institute of Money Advisors, and Debt Relief Order Intermediary status
Competent with using Microsoft Software including Excel, Word and Outlook and able to use IT systems to keep clear, accurate, concise and methodical records
Flexible as you may be required to work from Area Housing Offices, Community Bases and in customers homes and may be required to carry out visits outside of normal working hours
Hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Nice to have:
Preferably with experience of supporting and advocating for customers
You may hold a relevant qualification, though applications are welcomed from those willing to obtain qualification whilst in post