Financial Support Mentor - Barnsley, United Kingdom - Trigon Recruitment
Description
**Role:- Financial Support Mentor****Location:
- Barnsley****Salary:
Main Purpose
To support customers with housing, council tax and financial issues, we will provide a dedicated advisor working across 6 Sheffield jobcentres, delivering one face-to-face support session per participant (45-minutes-1-hour), from 09/01/2023-09/06/2023, tohelp customers with financial management and removal of barriers to enable them to move closer to work.
Financial Advice/Guidance:
- Basic Money management principles (organising finances/categorising spending/reducing debt/income versus expenditure/planning/goal setting etc.)
- Budgeting skills for shopping/managing on a reduced income
- Identify priority bills/understanding financial responsibilities (late payment penalties/living expenses/prioritising essentials over nonessentials/importance of budgeting/tracking spending etc.)
- Cost of living Crisis support (council tax support/discretionary relief, help available for utility bills, mortgage/rent support etc.)
- Developing budgeting skills including:
- Creating a spending diary
- Money saving tips
- Pension planning: using online pension calculators.
- Online money management tools (savings estimators, 'cut acks' calculators etc.)
- Explore common debt traps/spending pitfalls.
- Advice on resolving debt problems, negotiating with creditors/discussing and agreeing manageable repayment plans/postponement of debt)
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