New CEO takes the helm at Citizens Advice East Berkshire Citizens Advice East Berkshire (CAEB) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nicola Miller as its new Chief Executive Officer. Nicola brings a wealth of experience in the not-for-profit sector, having successfully led organisations in executive roles. Most recently, she served at The Dash Charity,[…]
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MP meets the Citizens Advice East Berkshire Bracknell team We were pleased to welcome Peter Swallow, MP for Bracknell, along with his constituency office manager, Jayne Donnelly to the Bracknell office on Tuesday. It was a busy drop-in morning as the visitors took a tour to experience the client journey. During his visit, Peter spoke[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire receives grant from Berkshire Community Foundation to boost volunteering Citizens Advice East Berkshire (CAEB) has received a grant from Berkshire Community Foundation in its latest round of funding. The money will go towards Citizens Advice East Berkshire Volunteers Project helping our advice service to increase volunteer capacity and training. Bill Feeney,[…]
Bracknell Together Walk – Sunday 9th July 2023 Following the great success of last years’ event, the Citizens Advice East Berkshire team are donning their hiking boots once again to take part in the Bracknell Together Walk on Sunday 18th May. This community-based fun walk is set in and around the beautiful grounds of South[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire celebrates volunteers who’ve given more than 19,112 hours of their time to their community Citizens Advice East Berkshire has revealed that its volunteers gave more than 19,112 hours of their time to help make a difference to the people across the Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Slough areas in the last year.[…]
Stepping up and stepping out…. There were some very little feet stepping out for the Citizens Advice East Berkshire team this year. Our youngest walker this year was 18 months, could this be a record for CAEB? The fundraising walk for charities and community groups was very well organised by Easthampstead Rotary Club. A big[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire (CAEB) and Silva Homes celebrate a landmark figure in debt write-offs since the project began in 2016. Berkshire, UK (23 April 2024) – CAEB and Silva Homes have been working together to help Silva Homes customers tackle debt issues. The remarkable sum of £1million means so much more than the money[…]
Taking a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity James Dean talks about his experience as a corporate volunteer from National Grid, spending a year training and advising with Citizens Advice East Berkshire. Married and father to two ‘very grown-up’ children, James has been an Infrastructure Operations Manager for National Grid for just over four years, primarily working for the[…]
CAEB Benefit from Abri Community Fund to Deliver Financial Training to Clients Citizens Advice East Berkshire (CAEB) has been awarded £3,000 of funding from Abri for their ‘Financial Capabilities & Income Maximisation Training project’ in Bracknell. The project aims to provide free, impartial advice that can improve individuals’ and families’ financial capabilities and maximise income for[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire receives £2,500 from Berkshire Community Foundation to help maintain Maidenhead drop-in services over winter Berkshire, UK (11 March 2023) – Citizens Advice East Berkshire has received a £2,500 grant from Berkshire Community Foundation in its latest round of funding. The money will help to cover unexpected costs in heating bills for[…]
‘Invaluable… and a real eye-opener’ As we celebrate student volunteer week, law student volunteer Jonathan Moore told us about his experience volunteering with Citizens Advice East Berkshire “I had wanted to volunteer at CA for a long time as I’d always enjoyed helping others and thought I would enjoy volunteering there, but was never able[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire Launch Fast Track Training for Student Volunteers Become a Telephone Adviser in Two Weeks Citizens Advice is the largest advice provider in the UK and has around 20,000 volunteers nationally. We are pleased to launch a new, fast-track training programme for student volunteers who are interested in becoming telephone advisers. The[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire is seeking a Generalist Adviser to join our dedicated team. As a vital part of our organisation, you will play a key role in providing high quality advice to our clients throughout East Berkshire and beyond.
Role Overview:
This post is to deliver generalist advice work, to achieve positive advice outcomes for people within the local community.
You will be providing generalist advice on subjects such as benefits, debt, housing and employment to clients at CAEB offices or other community venues across East Berkshire. You will often be supporting people with significant mental illness. The role works closely with professional and voluntary sector partners, as well as a committed and experienced team.
Citizens Advice East Berkshire CEO Pippa Banham was on the BBC Radio Berkshire breakfast show on November 3 to talk about the crisis in housing and the experience of CAEB clients facing rent increases. Figures collected by RightMove for BBC Radio Berkshire show that average monthly rents across the county rose by more than a[…]