Money Advice for Addiewell Prisoners, Ex-Offenders and Families Project: Money Adviser (Full Time, Fixed Term), Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau

Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have been successful in securing Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) funding for a period of two years for a project which will support families of HMP Addiewell prisoners and ex-prisoners. We will work in partnership with the charity Families Outside, CABx, HMP Addiewell and other organisations working closely with Lanarkshire Community Justice Authority.

This project will provide this vulnerable client base with holistic, generalist advice, debt advice as well as ongoing financial capability support before the admission to prison preparing families for a change of circumstances, during family and prisoner induction as part of admission, during the sentence served and after the release.

Key objectives of the project will be to: connect low income families affected by imprisonment to appropriate help; carry out preventative work to avoid future debt problems; empower families to make informed choices about their finances and build lasting and effective working relationships with local partners.

This project will employ two full time Regional Money Advisers/Income Maximisers and a part time Project Coordinator.

The Money Adviser will deliver holistic advice service focusing on debt advice, income maximisation and financial capability work.

Applicants should have experience of working in advice sector with an emphasis on providing income maximisation, money advice, budgeting and financial education.

The applicant will also have excellent communication skills, organisational skills and the ability to work to targets, deadlines and have experience of producing reports for funders.