Citizens Advice East Berkshire has an opening for a part-time Caseworker, supporting tenants of Abri Housing in the Bracknell and District area. As a Caseworker, you will provide generalist advice on subjects including benefits and income maximisation and debt and financial capability. In many cases you will be supporting vulnerable clients, sometimes carrying out home visits or at outreach venues in the community.
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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 is looking for a part-time Information Assistant, predominantly working from Bracknell, Crowthorne & Sandhurst Foodbanks. You will support our Assessors and Advisers in giving clients in hardship personalised advice and help. The perfect candidate for this role will have experience of supporting customers in a face-to-face environment.
We are looking for a Food Bank Adviser to offer personalised advice and support to clients who are struggling to afford the basics. Citizens Advice East Berkshire, Bracknell Food bank, Crowthorne and Sandhurst Food banks and the Trussell Trust have come together to deliver free advice service for those in hardship and to help address the underlying causes, maximise people’s income, and work with clients to reduce their reliance on crisis support.
Citizens Advice East Berkshire is looking for a Food Bank Assessor to work within Bracknell and Crowthorne Food banks to help deliver a free advice service for people struggling to afford the basics. As an assessor, you will interview clients to understand their needs and help them to set priorities and explore their options. You will work alongside our advisers to help people or households facing hardship to maximise their income.
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 is seeking an Advice Services Supervisor to join our dedicated team. As a vital part of our organisation, you will play a key role in supervising our advice service, ensuring positive outcomes for our community members.
Role Overview:
As an Advice Services Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising advice sessions, supporting our team of advisers and caseworkers, and ensuring the quality of advice meets national standards. This role involves case checking, maintaining quality assurance, and supporting individuals with significant needs. You will collaborate closely with professional and voluntary sector partners, contributing to the overall success of our service.
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[…]
Citizens Advice East Berkshire runs confidential sessions for foodbank clients right at the distribution centres CAEB and Slough Foodbank are launching an important, new service in Slough to further help people in crisis. Citizens Advice workers will run confidential sessions at the Foodbank’s Distribution Centres. Many people who find themselves in food poverty crisis and[…]
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