140 Social Services / Housing jobs in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire

Stirling Council's advice services offer extensive, independent guidance on money management, debt and welfare benefits to vulnerable citizens across Stirling. These services are provided through two main initiatives:

• Advice Stirling: Provides Money, Debt & Benefit advice and advocacy to Stirling citizens through a number of different projects.
• Forth Valley Macmillan Money Matters: This initiative focuses on income maximisation for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their families/carers.
Additionally, the team is a key local provider of digital inclusion services, aimed at enhancing people's digital skills. The New Scots in Stirling Project was established in January 2021 and is a collaboration between Advice Services, the Resettlement Team and the Learning and Employability Team. The project is designed to support the increasing number of refugees in Stirling; and we strive to create an inclusive, welcoming community where everyone has the opportunity to achieve financial stability and independence. This project consists of the following support:
• Resettlement Team: Provides support and guidance on settling in Stirling,
• Learning and Employability: Assists individuals with learning opportunities such as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and helps identify employment opportunities.
• Advice Stirling: Assists individuals with income maximisation, welfare rights advice, budgeting support, guidance on the UK benefit system and debt advice.
• Digital Inclusion Programme: Helps individuals improve their digital skills and supports the introduction of digital services like E-visas and Universal Credit.
The Income Maximisation and Budgeting Advisers will support the growing number of refugees in Stirling, by helping them to access their entitlement to welfare benefits and increasing their knowledge of the benefit system in the UK. You will provide advice on income maximisation and budgeting to individuals who are new to Scotland and assist them in navigating the complexities of the welfare system. In addition to refugees, you will also be supporting residents that are subject to immigration control that are new to Scotland. You will be required to utilise interpretation services regularly in person and via telephone., These posts are currently funded for 2 years and will report to the Senior Money, Debt & Benefit Adviser.

We are now expanding the project and are seeking 2 dedicated and resourceful Income Maximisation and Budgeting Advisers and an additional Digital Inclusion Worker to join our team.


• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme