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Financial Wellbeing Coach £25,500 per annum Fixed term until 31 March 2025, with possible extension in line with contractFull TimeSouth Wales, based at either Newport, Cardiff or Swansea OfficeRef FWC-241Are you a proactive, flexible, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have extensive recent experience of providing specialist money and/or welfare benefit advice?If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a collaborative Financial Wellbeing Coach to join our team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of Finance, Benefit and Debt services to referrals made by Wales Probation Service.About St Giles TrustAn ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. About this key roleAs our Financial Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or have been released from prison.  This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma-informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.We will also count on you to deliver a range of interventions to service users which contribute towards the achievement of prescribed outcomes, and to work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of locations across a wide geographical area.  Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards are also vital aspects of the role.The contract requires clearance through HMPPS vetting.What we are looking forExperience of engaging successfully with challenging people, e.g. those with complex and multiple needs.Proven record of working with partner agencies.Evidence of training at specialist level in money and/or welfare benefits advice.Higher level certificate in money and/or welfare benefit advice from accreditation.The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support.Able to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies.A full driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, both verbal and written.Welsh language desirable but not a necessity.In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance including 30 days annual leave plus all statutory bank holidays and 2 'duvet days', staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, 4x Group Life Insurance, season ticket loan, eyecare scheme and much more.As an equity and inclusive employer, we welcome all applications, but we would particularly welcome applications from Global Majority People (Black, Asian, Brown, Dual Heritage), those living with a disability, those from a neurodiverse group, or have another protected characteristic. We value the positive impact and diversity that your lived experience can bring to our organisation.As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. Successful applicants must therefore submit an Enhanced Adult Workforce only DBS check.To apply please visit our website via the apply button. Closing date: 29 April 2024. 11:45pm      

Together for Change Programme Officer £33,000 starting salaryFull time (37hrs per week) Fixed contract until 31st August 2025Background and Purpose of Post: Together for Change (TfC) is funded by National Lottery Community Fund, Wales. We are a  small organisation that originated from community activism in West Wales. Our work centres  on coproduced programmes of wellbeing (living well) in communities of place; bringing together  the elements of policy, research and practice; locally, regionally and nationally, to benefit the  lives of people. After three years of intense activity, we are at a cross-roads and reflecting on  our future, asking the question: how can we build on our learning and successes so far,  flourish, and maximise our impact for the benefit of communities? This is a big question that  includes a consideration of the legal entity that we should become. Currently TfC is hosted by  the charity Solva Care.  So, a time of impending change and growth but some things are definitely fixed for TfC: Our belief and approach to partnership work – We have to work together as equal partners if  we are to have a stronger voice and maximise our impact in making a difference. An important  part of that is ensuring a people centred approach that brings the voice, and knowledge of the  circumstances, of communities of place to jointly plan programmes of community focused  action. Our commitment to addressing the profound inequalities in our society – We will always  strive to contribute to building a better and more equal life for all so that everyone, young and  older people alike have a chance of a decent life and hope for the future. This demands a  radical and bold approach that often takes us out of our comfort zone.  Our belief that we need to make better use of evidence – Generating, using, and sharing  evidence of the expressed needs of communities and the innovations that are embedded in  local practice. We must strive to do this in ‘real time’ to increase the relevance and utility of  data to influence policy and practice.  For a flavour of our work to date see our website here.Job DescriptionTo discuss the project prior to interview please contact: Jessie Buchanan – jessie.buchanan@tfcpembrokeshire.org 07810 071826 To apply please send a CV, Covering letter and an example of your writing to: Bruce Payne  TfC Officer by Wednesday April 24th 2024 Email brucepayne241@gmail.com or Little Valley, Wiston, Haverfordwest, SA624PJ Interviews: Monday 13th May 2024