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Energy Champion - full time, 35 hours per week
Location: Ramsden Hall, Abbey Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 5QW with some working in the community as required by the post
Salary: £25,712 fixed term contract for one year
Citizens Advice Barrow is seeking a full time Energy Champion for one year. Funded by Cadent, the main purpose of the role is as follows:
- Help Cadent Gas identify the consumers who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, and to provide an accessible and inclusive energy and welfare support service
- Provide advice to clients so that we can achieve realisable financial, health, wellbeing and energy saving impacts for local communities
- Build relationships with local stakeholders including local MPs, Councillors, Health Professionals and third sector agencies such as charities and community groups
Our Energy Champion will receive full adviser training and will represent Barrow Citizens Advice within our community.
To find out more and apply please email recruitment@barrowcitizensadvice.org.uk and we will send you the full job description and an application pack.
The deadline for enquiries is Friday 9th May 2025 at 4pm.
Citizens Representative - full time, 35 hours per week
Location: Ramsden Hall, Abbey Road, Barrow in Furness, LA14 5QW with home visits and working in the community as required by the post
Salary: £25,712 - £29,792 depending on experience, fixed term contract for one year
The Citizens Representative Role works in depth to support people with multiple complex issues to prevent destitution and crisis and to provide a voice where people struggle to access the services they need.
- To work towards reducing destitution and crisis and helping people from falling into deep poverty or crisis by fulfilling important administrative tasks on behalf of people with complex needs, speaking for them and walking with them as they navigate services
- Be passionate about representing people and their life stories with accuracy and respect
- To listen and fully understand their situation, collect the necessary data and build relationships with both clients, staff members and other agencies, particularly those working in the health and statutory sectors
We are looking for someone with experience of working in the statutory or charity sector whose skills will be relevant to this role which will require them to build positive relationships with our clients so that they can find a way forward.
If you are interested in this role please email recruitment@barrowcitizensadvice.org.uk Please include a description of how your experience would enable you to support our clients and we will email you a recruitment pack.
The deadline for enquiries is Friday 9th May at 4pm.